.. title: status: week ending 10/30/2007
.. slug: status__week_ending_10_30_2007
.. date: 2007-10-30 20:33:15
.. tags: miro, work

<p>
This week I spent time on:
<ul>
	<li>gutsy-related issues</li>
	<li>gutsy packaging issues</li>
	<li>dbus-python deprecation warning (6226)</li>
	<li>sun-java*-plugin problems with Miro and gtkmozembed (8444)</li>
	<li>problems with mismatched gtkmozembed between compiling and linking</li>
	<li>tagging and releasing rc1 and rc2</li>
	<li>triaging all bugs assigned to me</li>
</ul>
Also, Dean and I went to PodCamp Boston 2 this weekend.  Talking to people about Miro resulted in one of three possibilities:
<ol>
	<li>the person was really psyched about Miro, uses it frequently/all-the-time and had some questions about future development</li>
	<li>the person thought Miro was neat, but either hadn't used it or thought it was still called Democracy Player</li>
	<li>the person was wholly uninterested in Miro and didn't really see the point of having another media player in the space alongside players like FireAnt and Joost</li>
</ol>
The first group was really exciting to talk to.  Dean and I tried to hook this group into Team Miro and other Miro-related activities. Mostly I just basked in the warm glow of a happy user--things have been cold and miserable recently.
</p>
<p>
The second group was interesting and most people in this group asked the important questions.  I think connecting with this group was the most important thing I did over the weekend.
</p>
<p>
The third group wasn't really all that exciting to talk to.  Their priorities don't match ours and I suspect most of them just feel hassled by the fact that there's another media player to think about.
</p>
<p>
I also spent time listening to what terms people used for "video media feeds".  I heard "vidcast", "video cast", and "video podcast" most often, I think.  Just some more data in the "what the hell should we call this thing"? bucket.
</p>
<p>
After 0.9.9.9-rc2 and 0.9.9.9 final, I'm going to be spending all my time on mediabar and the Firefox extension.  If I don't do that, I'm not going to meet the deadlines.
</p>