Suitability of using 0.11.x in a new project

[Jason Gerard DeRose]

On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 10:50 AM, Jim Hodapp <jim.hodapp at canonical.com> wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> I'm wondering if anybody very familiar with the state of the 0.11.x
> development series can speak to whether it is suitable for use in a
> new project as of right now? My project's application is like a set
> top box and so will need to utilize MPEG-TS demuxing as well as
> elementary stream decoding and rendering. The other scenarios are
> local file playback and potentially some playback from a VOD server
> via UDP, HTTP, etc.
>
> Is it best to stay with the stable 0.10.x branch or is it mostly safe
> to move up to 0.11.x today?

In my experience, 1.0 is already quite stable, even though a "stable"
1.0 release hasn't yet been made.

If you're starting development on an application now, personally I'd
go with 1.0. Of course, test it with the specific elements you need.
YMMV.

> If my project stays with 0.10.x, would porting to 0.11.x (1.0) include
> many differences in the core GStreamer API; how about the use of the
> same or similar pipeline elements?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim
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