[FFmpeg-devel] VDD 2023, FFmpeg meeting notes, (23-11-2023, 4pm, Dublin)

[Anton Khirnov]

Quoting Michael Niedermayer (2023-10-04 16:23:12)
> Hi Kieran
> 
> i didnt really want to get drawn into this discussion but there is one
> point i have to make
> 
> On Tue, Oct 03, 2023 at 08:29:23PM +0100, Kieran Kunhya via ffmpeg-devel wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 3, 2023 at 7:50 PM Nicolas George <george at nsup.org> wrote:
> > > More precisely, I now strongly believe that democracy is a terrible way
> > > to run a project like FFmpeg.
> > 
> > Why are you part of a community project if you don't believe the
> > community is capable of running a project?
> 
> Questioning why some developer is part of FFmpeg is IMHO a violation of
> the Code of Conduct. No matter how it is worded

The development community has agreed on the following fundamental rules
some years ago:
> The FFmpeg project is organized through a community working on global consensus.
> [...]
> The General Assembly is sovereign and legitimate for all its decisions regarding the FFmpeg project.

It is IMO perfectly reasonable to wonder why does someone who does not
agree with the basic rules participate in the project.

-- 
Anton Khirnov