[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] GSoC 2025 SDR Cleanup

[Michael Niedermayer]

Hi Frank

On Wed, Feb 12, 2025 at 08:20:43AM +0000, Frank Plowman wrote:
> On 12/02/2025 01:21, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> > Hi all
> > 
> > Ive added SDR to our GSoC 2025 page as there was just a single project
> > on that page and the page needs to be more complete yesterday
> > 
> > If people are against this say this NOW do not wait until we have accepted
> > a student and then start some drama
> > It can be removed now easily but not once someone is working on it
> > 
> > What is this project about ?
> > It is about YOU, the community, you disliked how libavradio is interfaced.
> > It bascially was just a demuxer/input device
> > 
> > So this Project is about someone within GSoC re structuring libavradio
> > and interfacing with a demuxer/input device as was previously suggested.
> > 
> > Please clearly list all requirements you have for this to get into git master
> > 
> 
> I don't think this is a good idea.  Regardless of one's opinion
> regarding SDR, it is evidently a contentious project.  It is unlikely
> that the collective community arrive at a unambiguous set of criteria
> for adoption before the project list goes live.  As such, I think it is
> likely that SDR would continue to be the subject of critique if it were
> a GSoC project.  Having a (potentially unsuspecting) student inserted
> right in the middle of this messy situation seems very unfair.

Yeah, i agree, i am thinking the same after sleeping over it.
It could be very bad for the student to be drawn into this

I will remove SDR from the page before accepted
organizations are announced, that way no student can start
working on it or even pick the task

thx

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