Win32 installer any time soon?

Florin Andrei <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.video.xvid.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Any plans to provide a no-brainer Win32 binary installer?

Currently i'm using the divx.com codec, even though i'd prefer XviD. The
reason i'm using the closed source codec is this: my main goal is 100%
compatibility across Win/Lin/Mac; if i convert to DivX using a certain
codec, and i give that file to someone, i want to maximize the chances
that that person will play the file with the exact same codec that was
used to encode the file.
Given the current OS usage, and the fact that divx.com provides a
dummy-proof Win32 binary installer, the chances are maximum that the
target user will have divx.com installed, not XviD.

Perhaps i'm exagerating the importance of using the exact same codec
when playing. But i just want to "play safe" and take no chances when it
comes to perfect compatibility.

In a nutshell, i'll switch to XviD when xvid.org will have a big fat
"click on me, gran'ma" :-) link to a Win32 binary installer. (i'm
exagerating, but you got the idea)

Well, those were just my thoughts. I don't necessarily think i'm doing
"the right thing". I don't want to twist anyone's arm, i just wanted you
guys (the developers) to know a humble user's thoughts. 

BTW, XviD kicks ass. :-)

P.S.: For that matter, perhaps you guys will start to provide Linux/Unix
binaries as well. I could volunteer to maintain RPM packages if you like
(i do that for some free software projects anyway).
I'm just trying to say that XviD seems to be mature enough to start
providing binaries, that's all.

-- 
Florin Andrei

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