[Ffmpeg-devel] Re: Creating releases

[Benjamin Larsson]

Diego Biurrun wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 14, 2007 at 03:35:59PM +0200, Axel Thimm wrote:
>   
>> On Sat, Apr 14, 2007 at 02:18:04PM +0100, M?ns Rullg?rd wrote:
>>     
>>> Robert Swain <robert.swain at gmail.com> writes:
>>>       
>>>>> To summarize, you are free to make whatever releases you wish, but you
>>>>> will be on your own.
>>>>>           
>>>> Unless there are a group of FFmpeg developers who aspire to this
>>>> 'professional' approach to development. I hope that such a group
>>>> could coexist alongside the status quo.
>>>>         
>>> Fine by me.  I'm just saying that none of the currently active
>>> developers seem to be willing to invest that time.
>>>       
>> Can you name the active developers, so I can weigh in their approval
>> or disapproval of having releases? Other than your post I didn't
>> really see anything disapproving of official releases.
>>     
>
> Look at the svn logs to see the list of active developers.
>
> The problem is that doing releases is work and work that few or none of
> the people working on FFmpeg feel motivated to do.  Releases also tend
> to generate the expectation to be supported with bug fixes.  I think the
> motivation to support releases is low as well.
>
> That said, I would personally welcome releases, especially if somebody
> volunteers to do the work.
>
> Do you have a timeframe for when you wish to do a release?
>
> Diego
>   

I think official releases would be a good thing. And I'm willing to help
out to get it done.

MvH
Benjamin Larsson