Comment # 8 on bug 900092 from Dominique Leuenberger

and last, but not least:

> zypper se -s vlc-noX
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S | Name              | Type    | Version     | Arch   | Repository            
--+-------------------+---------+-------------+--------+-----------------------
i | vlc-noX           | package | 2.1.5-112.1 | x86_64 | (System Packages)     
v | vlc-noX           | package | 2.1.5-114.3 | x86_64 | VideoLan Repository   
v | vlc-noX           | package | 2.1.5-114.3 | i586   | VideoLan Repository   
v | vlc-noX           | package | 2.1.5-5.1   | x86_64 | openSUSE:Factory      
v | vlc-noX           | package | 2.1.5-5.1   | i586   | openSUSE:Factory      

is what would be currenlty available.

Curently, for vlc-(beta-)nox I have in the repos:
S | Name         | Type    | Version            | Arch   | Repository         
--+--------------+---------+--------------------+--------+--------------------
  | vlc-beta-noX | package | 3.0.0-2014100306.4 | x86_64 | VideoLan Repository
  | vlc-beta-noX | package | 3.0.0-2014100306.4 | i586   | VideoLan Repository
i | vlc-noX      | package | 2.1.5-112.1        | x86_64 | (System Packages)  
v | vlc-noX      | package | 2.1.5-114.3        | x86_64 | VideoLan Repository
v | vlc-noX      | package | 2.1.5-114.3        | i586   | VideoLan Repository
v | vlc-noX      | package | 2.1.5-5.1          | x86_64 | openSUSE:Factory   
v | vlc-noX      | package | 2.1.5-5.1          | i586   | openSUSE:Factory   

and for libvlc5:
S | Name              | Type    | Version            | Arch   | Repository      
--+-------------------+---------+--------------------+--------+-----------------------
i | libvlc5           | package | 2.1.5-112.1        | x86_64 | (System
Packages)     
v | libvlc5           | package | 3.0.0-2014100306.4 | x86_64 | VideoLan
Repository   
v | libvlc5           | package | 2.1.5-114.3        | x86_64 | VideoLan
Repository   
v | libvlc5           | package | 3.0.0-2014100306.4 | i586   | VideoLan
Repository   
v | libvlc5           | package | 2.1.5-114.3        | i586   | VideoLan
Repository   
v | libvlc5           | package | 2.1.5-5.1          | x86_64 |
openSUSE:Factory      
v | libvlc5           | package | 2.1.5-5.1          | i586   |
openSUSE:Factory      


as said:
vlc-nox / vlc-beta-noX require libvlc5 = %{version}, to ensure the unstable
branch does not mix in with the unstable branch.
vlc-noX conflicts with vlc-beta-noX (as they are mutually exclusive)