[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] CFHD

[Michael Niedermayer]

On Fri, Apr 02, 2021 at 10:22:27PM +0200, Paul B Mahol wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 10:14 PM Paul B Mahol <onemda at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 8:28 PM Michael Niedermayer <michael at niedermayer.cc>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all
> >>
> >> CFHD currently has even with all fixes (ignoring ones with objections)
> >> applied a null pointer
> >> read and out of array write issue remaining.
> >>
> >> My patch which makes the header parsing more restrictive has an objection
> >> against it. and the only other developer who recently worked on it
> >> stated that he has no "time or motivation to deal with this and similar
> >> issues"
> >>
> >> Assuming no fix without objections is found. What do people prefer ?
> >> Delay the 4.4 release ?
> >> Apply all non objected fixes and mark CFHD as experimental ?
> >> Something else ?
> >>
> >
> > Start fixing professionally security issues.

> > Am not going to do someone else job.

Then you also should not object to someone else doing it in a way you
maybe dislike


> >
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> 
> Also due to ignorance of giving needed equipment to other developer(s)

what hardware do you need for FFmpeg ? you did not ask for any

If its about someone elses request, i think theres a misunderstanding
there.

Thanks


> I'm not really motivated to continue maintain any code.
> 
> Why should person maintain code for no compensations, even symbolic ones.
> 
> I'm really sad in all this situation, where some long time prolific and
> important contributors are simply being ignored.


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