Cool, I built my own frankenstein'ed vlc 0.8.6 package and can attest
VLC 0.8.6 builds and works on Edgy, and also attest that the recent
official Ubuntu upload builds and runs too.
Please allow me a bit more testing time.
** Changed in: edgy-backports (upstream)
Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed
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vlc 0.8.6 final
https://launchpad.net/bugs/75973