[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v14 9/9] avcodec/evc: Changes in Changelog and MAINTAINERS files

[Ronald S. Bultje]

Hi David,

On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 7:22 AM Dawid Kozinski/Multimedia (PLT)
/SRPOL/Staff Engineer/Samsung Electronics <d.kozinski at samsung.com> wrote:

> Should I leave the following lines:
> +  libxevd.c                             Dawid Kozinski
> +  libxeve.c,                            Dawid Kozinski
> +  evc.c, evc.h                        Dawid Kozinski
> +  evcdec.c                             Dawid Kozinski
> +  evc_parser.c                      Dawid Kozinski
>
> or should I remove them?
>

Here's a question for you, and the answer probably becomes self-evident
from that. If you, Dawid, stop working for Samsung, for example because
you're starting your own business or Samsung fires you or Google hires you,
or if Samsung stops sponsoring this new codec called "EVC" or stops
contributing to this new library "libxeve". Will you, Dawid, still maintain
these files?

If the answer is yes, then you can shorten these lines ("evc*.[ch]: Dawid"
& "livxev[ed].c: Dawid") and keep them.

If the answer is no, then I think you should remove (or adjust) these
lines, since they are (in their current form) inaccurate: you are not
maintaining these files, your company is.

> We are expecting a clear and consistent standpoint on this matter.

This makes no sense: our community is a mish-mash of individuals, each
entitled to their own opinion. If we - as a community - can't agree, you
can ask for a formal opinion from the technical committee.

Ronald