splitup: Move from website to docs

index.md

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 ## GStreamer plugin module split-up
 
-<a href="/documentation/splitup.html">
-An explanation of the various plugin modules and how they were split up</a>
+[An explanation of the various plugin modules and how they were split up](splitup.md)
 
 ## RTP and RTSP support in GStreamer
 

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 			pwg-porting-1_0.md
 			pwg-licensing-advisory.md
 	sdk-legal-information.md
+	splitup.md

splitup.md

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+# GStreamer Plug-ins splitup
+
+Here is some explanation regarding the split-up of plug-ins into separate
+modules.  Without further ado ...
+
+## GStreamer - Hung by a Thread
+
+Starring
+
+  GSTREAMER
+
+
+The core around which all other modules revolve.  Base functionality and
+libraries, some essential elements, documentation, and testing.
+
+  BASE
+
+A well-groomed and well-maintained collection of GStreamer plug-ins and
+elements, spanning the range of possible types of elements one would want
+to write for GStreamer.  
+
+
+And introducing, for the first time ever, on the development screen ...
+
+  THE GOOD
+
+<div align="right"><i>Such ingratitude.  After all the times I've saved your life.</i></div>
+
+
+A collection of plug-ins you'd want to have right next to you on the
+battlefield.  Shooting sharp and making no mistakes, these plug-ins have it
+all: good looks, good code, and good licensing.  Documented and dressed up
+in tests.  If you're looking for a role model to base your own plug-in on,
+here it is.
+
+If you find a plot hole or a badly lip-synced line of code in them,
+let us know - it is a matter of honour for us to ensure Blondie doesn't look
+like he's been walking 100 miles through the desert without water.
+
+  THE UGLY
+
+<div align="right"><i>When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk.</i></div>
+
+There are times when the world needs a color between black and white.
+Quality code to match the good's, but two-timing, backstabbing and ready to
+sell your freedom down the river.  These plug-ins might have a patent noose
+around their neck, or a lock-up license, or any other problem that makes you
+think twice about shipping them.
+
+We don't call them ugly because we like them less.  Does a mother love her
+son less because he's not as pretty as the other ones ? No  - she commends
+him on his great personality.  These plug-ins are the life of the party.
+And we'll still step in and set them straight if you report any unacceptable
+behaviour - because there are two kinds of people in the world, my friend:
+those with a rope around their neck and the people who do the cutting.
+
+  THE BAD
+
+
+<div align="right"><i>That an accusation?</i></div>
+
+No perfectly groomed moustache or any amount of fine clothing is going to
+cover up the truth - these plug-ins are Bad with a capital B. 
+They look fine on the outside, and might even appear to get the job done, but
+at the end of the day they're a black sheep. Without a golden-haired angel
+to watch over them, they'll probably land in an unmarked grave at the final
+showdown.
+
+Don't bug us about their quality - exercise your Free Software rights,
+patch up the offender and send us the patch on the fastest steed you can
+steal from the Confederates. Because you see, in this world, there's two
+kinds of people, my friend: those with loaded guns and those who dig.
+You dig.
+
+## The Lowdown
+
+<div align="right"><i>I've never seen so many plug-ins wasted so badly.</i></div>
+
+GStreamer Plugins has grown so big that it's hard to separate the wheat from
+the chaff.  Also, distributors have brought up issues about the legal status
+of some of the plug-ins we ship.  To remedy this, we've divided the previous
+set of available plug-ins into four modules:
+
+### gst-plugins-base
+
+a small and fixed set of plug-ins, covering a wide range
+of possible types of elements; these are continuously kept up-to-date
+with any core changes during the development series.
+* We believe distributors can safely ship these plug-ins
+* People writing elements should base their code on these elements
+* These elements come with examples, documentation, and regression tests
+
+### gst-plugins-good
+
+a set of plug-ins that we consider to have good quality
+code, correct functionality, our preferred license (LGPL for the plug-in
+code, LGPL or LGPL-compatible for the supporting library).
+* We believe distributors can safely ship these plug-ins
+* People writing elements should base their code on these elements
+ 
+### gst-plugins-ugly
+
+a set of plug-ins that have good quality and correct
+functionality, but distributing them might pose problems.  The license
+on either the plug-ins or the supporting libraries might not be how we'd
+like. The code might be widely known to present patent problems.
+* Distributors should check if they want/can ship these plug-ins
+* People writing elements should base their code on these elements
+
+### gst-plugins-bad
+
+a set of plug-ins that aren't up to par compared to the
+rest.  They might be close to being good quality, but they're missing
+something - be it a good code review, some documentation, a set of tests,
+a real live maintainer, or some actual wide use.
+
+If the blanks are filled in they might be upgraded to become part of
+either gst-plugins-good or gst-plugins-ugly, depending on the other factors.
+* If the plug-ins break, you can't complain - instead, you can fix the
+  problem and send us a patch, or bribe someone into fixing them for you
+* New contributors can start here for things to work on