One could argue (and I do) that omxplayer was what made the Pi special and cool. The fact that it (omxplayer) depends on specific Pi hardware (which apparently has been removed from later Pi versions) is actually a good thing.Moving to standard Linux APIs and software is a sensible long term approach though.
Because otherwise, the Pi is just another Linux box. You might as well just buy Intel/AMD/X86, if you just want generic Linux (with "standard" APIs and stuff).
The cynic in me thinks that that *is* the intent: To make it just another Linux platform.
Statistics: Posted by BigRedMailbox — Fri Aug 02, 2024 11:07 am