[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] Release 6.1

[Paul B Mahol]

On Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 11:28 AM Michael Niedermayer <michael at niedermayer.cc>
wrote:

> On Sun, Jul 09, 2023 at 12:14:09PM +0200, Anton Khirnov wrote:
> > Quoting Michael Niedermayer (2023-07-07 17:06:54)
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jul 06, 2023 at 06:04:41PM +0200, Lynne wrote:
> > > > It's been a while since we've had a release, and we've had
> > > > a lot of new features in.
> > > > We did say we would make releases more often, and I think
> > > > it's about time we have a new release.
> > >
> > > yes
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Anything anyone wants to have merged or should we branch
> > > > off 6.1 in a few days?
> > >
> > > libavradio needs testing, at least build testing.
> > > all parts of git master are tested automatically by our user base
> > > but anything in seperate repositories might receive less testing
> > > so we should encourage people to test these seperate repositories
> > > for the release
> > >
> > > also note iam quite busy ATM, its not the best time for me to
> > > do 6.1, so "in a few days" is a bit too optimistic i think
> >
> > How is libavradio related to the release?
>
> Right, thats a valid question
> when i wrote the SDR code it seemed to me that including it in 6.1 was
> very simple. But as then some people tried to block SDR by any means
> (blocking patches randomly, asking for moving it into a seperate libraray
>  while not replying to any questions about that libraray and so on)
> that made libavradio now have much more strings attached
> then the original simple self contained input device
> secondary, i lost the will to really work on FFmpeg around the time
> of these attacks, so even without SDR i had limited motivation
> and then more things that should be in 6.1 accumulated and summer and
> good waether ...
> And noone else took up the accumulating work either ...
>

What accumulating work? The SDR work for certainly nobody else wants to
pick, except maybe Peter.
If you mean real FFmpeg work, than by all means give access to services
only you have to other
interesting parties, like security related reports and others.


>
> Now the SDR + blockings is solved by not including any SDR that the
> community doesnt like in 6.1 but instead me simply making a seperate
> release with SDR, or so i thought. It seems given the replies I seem
> to have touched some nerve here too
>
> The idea was really just, that i said ill include SDR and i want to
> keep this word so i want our users to have that 6.1 with SDR that i
> promised and also have everyone happy about 6.1 and the long term
> design of the SDR code.
> I have some more comments about the seperate libraray and SDR but
> thats better in a seperate mail in the future.
>


Thank you for all hard FFmpeg related work, hope your continuing work on
your SDR hobby related projects.


>
> Thanks
>
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