Deprecated features to be removed in next release (2.97)

[Vangelis forthnet]

On Wed Aug 31 00:28:27 BST 2016, I wrote: 

> The flash (RTMP) on-demand modes
> (Radio+TV) will be axed in 2.98:
> 
> https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/milestone/8

... Apparently, the maintainer has had a change of heart; 
FLASH modes have been rescheduled to be terminated 
in the next release, 2.97, too, along with the rest of the 
deprecated options...

 A real shame, if you ask me, since the flashmodes 
are the only ones that support resuming (via rtmpdump) 
in the case of time-outs, due to fickle/flakey connections... 

 We'll be left with DASH/HLS (radio) or HLS (video) 
segmented modes only, which abort and re-fetch from the start 
when the connection, for whatever random reason, drops out...
 
 OTOH, the RTMP support code, the backbone of GiP 
up until a few versions back (2.94 and earlier), constitutes  
a major part of the existing code and I kind of understand 
the logic behind the coder's intent to do away with it; 
what I fail to justify is the haste to get rid of it 
while it's still working very reliably... 
Dum spiro, spero...

Regards, 
V.