[vlc] VLC-Player-Icon changed

[Adrien Maglo]

Hendrik Schilling a écrit :
> Hey, hello from Kiel in Germany!

Hello,

> It might just be a nice way to say that a christian holiday is around the corner. 
> For all I know, it might as well be a dangerous virus. 
> Or simply an idiot developer with a stupid idea, rottingly realized.
> 
> Anyway, my vlc-player has begun to sport something resembling a
> santa-clause-hat, and it just quit working on a dvd that has run quite nicely on
> the same computer, in the same drive for the past times; it was not damaged or
> whatever, other dvds seem to run fine at first glance, so let me just put it
> this way: 

The santa hat over the VLC cone is not a virus. It was already inside 
VLC when you downloaded it and is just triggered by the date. It is not 
related at all with DVD support.

> Could you just concentrate on doing your jobs the way they are supposed to do?
> And if someone feels the urge to christianize the whole world, start not with an
> icon, just go and do that in Japan, China, Arabia, Israel or whatnot. 

This is not a Christian reference.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus and "Christians say the 
Santa tradition detracts from the religious origins and purpose of 
Christmas."
and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus#Christian_opposition

> Whatever you need to have as a seasons greeting, consider it written right here
> - while I consider your product as flawed and potentially dangerous as you have
> designed it. 
> Without a doubt, there will be lots and lots of morons out there to pay for that
> - that's fine with me, I won't be one of them. 
> Hendrik Schilling

VideoLAN is NOT a COMPAGNY. VLC media player is not a product. It is a 
software mostly written by developers during their free time. None of 
them are paid for that. They are doing it because they find fun to 
contribute to this project. So, if they find fun to had a hat to their 
icon for a given period, it is not a minority of complaining users which 
will prevent them for doing it.
If you can't bear it, here are some solutions for you :
- Use an other media player. There are plenty of other choices surely 
made by non "idiot" developers.
- Compile or ask someone to compile your own VLC without the santa hat.
- Change the date of your computer.

Regards,


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MagSoft