[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] STF 2025

[Paul B Mahol]

On Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 9:09 AM Vittorio Giovara <vittorio.giovara at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 8:55 AM Paul B Mahol <onemda at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 8:53 AM Vittorio Giovara <
> > vittorio.giovara at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 3:01 AM Cosmin Stejerean via ffmpeg-devel <
> > > ffmpeg-devel at ffmpeg.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > > Reposting my question/comment here since Thilo hasn't had a chance
> to
> > > > > respond, but shouldn't these kinds of requests go through the GA?
> If
> > > > > anybody can do whatever they want with the ffmpeg name, then what's
> > the
> > > > > point of voting and following the established process?
> > > >
> > > > Probably? I'm not actually sure what the process is for getting an
> > FFmpeg
> > > > booth at a conference. Is there a documented process somewhere for
> how
> > > this
> > > > should be done? If not this might be a good opportunity to create
> one.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Agreed, do you have a draft you could share as a base of discussion?
> Once
> > > defined, we could have the GA vote on it
> > >
> > >
> > > > It might also make for a good topic of discussion at VDD. For how
> much
> > > > drama there was about NAB on the list I was surprised there was zero
> > > > discussion about it at FOSDEM.
> > > >
> > >
> > > There were probably more important topics to discuss and the lingering
> > hope
> > > that the problematic points would have been handled better than by
> > calling
> > > people trolls
> > >
> > >
> > > > Regarding the "or you" part, I wasn't involved in securing
> sponsorship
> > > for
> > > > NAB or IBC. I did volunteer to help with NAB because I happen to live
> > in
> > > > Vegas and I enjoy spending time with other ffmpeg developers. I'm
> happy
> > > to
> > > > help at NAB next year as well should it happen again.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Noted, it should have said "or anybody willing to host/help a booth"
> > >
> > > I have no plans to attend IBC and no involvement with the FFmpeg booth
> at
> > > > IBC. I am merely trying to correct the perception that NAB was
> > > > cost-problematic, since no money was paid by the project for NAB.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I don't think anybody is suggesting that booths are cost-problematic,
> but
> > > rather they are lacking in process (one shouldn't allowed use ffmpeg
> name
> > > "just because") and in scope (aka "the why" and what kind of results
> are
> > > expected by investing time in said booth)
> > >
> >
> > Said by prominent LibAV developer.
> >
>
> reported to CC :)
>

CC is fully controlled by prominent LibAV developers.


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> Vittorio
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