[xiph-commits] r13455 - websites/theora.org

[maikmerten at svn.xiph.org]

Author: maikmerten
Date: 2007-08-06 12:20:25 -0700 (Mon, 06 Aug 2007)
New Revision: 13455

Modified:
   websites/theora.org/theorafaq.html
Log:
Update Theora FAQ a bit.


Modified: websites/theora.org/theorafaq.html
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--- websites/theora.org/theorafaq.html	2007-08-06 09:50:14 UTC (rev 13454)
+++ websites/theora.org/theorafaq.html	2007-08-06 19:20:25 UTC (rev 13455)
@@ -325,9 +325,9 @@
 <a name="30"></a>
 <b>Q. When will it all be finished? Can I use it right now?</b><br>
 <div class="txt">
-Theora alpha 3 is out and bitstream format is now frozen. So, files produced by 
-the alpha 3 reference encoder will be supported by all future decoders. But, still it
-is not complete and many bugs are yet to be fixed.
+The bitstream format is frozen since the release of Theora alpha 3. So, files produced by 
+the alpha 3 reference encoder will be supported by all future decoders. This means
+you can safely use Theora to encode your content right now.
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@@ -339,16 +339,17 @@
 when people take code that has been deemed 'not quite ready' and are testing it out so that 
 the authors can fix bugs where necessary. 
 <br>
-'Alpha' code is strictly for internal development only, which is to say, 'No one sees this code, 
+'Alpha' code usually is strictly for internal development only, which is to say, 'No one sees this code, 
 it's not even close to being done yet.' At the Xiph.org Foundation, we release everything we do 
 so that people can help us move the codebase forward by reporting bugs and submitting patches. 
-So, even 'Alpha' code needs to get out to the world. 
 <br>
 We encourage and depend on the open-source developer community to get
-involved early. We release Alpha builds to give these hearty souls a chance
+involved early. We release Alpha builds to give people a chance
 to see what's cooking, and perhaps to add some ingredients of their own. If
 you think you have the right stuff, please join the party at
 <a href="http://www.Theora.org/lists">www.Theora.org/lists</a>. 
+<br><br>
+While Theora is labelled alpha/beta it has been in production use in many systems for over 3 years and is completely safe to adopt.
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@@ -494,7 +495,7 @@
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 <a name="54"></a>
 <b>Q. When was this FAQ last updated?</b><br>
- July 3rd, 2004 by <a href="http://www.cse.iitb.ac.in/nilesh/">Nilesh Bansal</a>. 
+ August 6th, 2007 by Maik Merten. 
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