[FFmpeg-devel] What is FFmpeg and what should it be

[Michael Niedermayer]

On Tue, Aug 08, 2023 at 09:53:11PM +0300, Rémi Denis-Courmont wrote:
> Le tiistaina 8. elokuuta 2023, 18.22.49 EEST Michael Niedermayer a écrit :
> > > > That is missing that people suggest a path forward but
> > > > with too few details to easily walk that path.
> > > 
> > > Uh, I hate to state the patently obvious, but if "no path forward is
> > > needed", then there should logically be _no_ "details to walk [a] path".
> > > Conversely, if avradio does not belong in FFmpeg, as Kieran, Tomas and
> > > others have been arguing, then there is no path forward to be given on
> > > FFmpeg-devel.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > And besides I don't think it's even fair to state that "too few details"
> > > were given. People did suggest making this a new separate project
> > > properly isolated from FFmpeg internals, and/or joining efforts with
> > > existing OSS SDR projects rather than FFmpeg. Some specific projects have
> > > even been cited.
> > > 
> > > As far as FFmpeg(-devel) is concerned, I can't think how it could/should
> > > reasonably get any more specific than that.
> > 
> > The saying goes, one cannot win an Argument on the Internet.
> > So, iam not trying to, but
> > 
> > IIRC, a while ago you said iam obliged to work on FFmpeg. Thats
> > simply not the case.
> 
> I have made some preposterous statements in my dark past, but I am pretty sure 
> that I didn't make any statement to that effect, no.

Not litterally, but i think you implied it in a reply to nicolas:
Or at least thats how i read it, maybe i just misunderstood, this is really
not important, just for completeness, here is what i refered to:

    in "Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v2] avformat: add Software Defined Radio support"
    > Unless you have commitments that we are not privy of, nobody can tell
    > you how you are supposed to be spending your time and skills.

    FYI https://fflabs.eu/about/

thx

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