[FFmpeg-devel] FFmpeg release 6.1

[Lynne]

Sep 19, 2023, 21:16 by michael at niedermayer.cc:

> On Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 07:18:03PM +0200, Niklas Haas wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:14:28 +0200 Michael Niedermayer <michael at niedermayer.cc> wrote:
>> > Hi all
>> > 
>> > There was the request to make a 6.1 before end of April
>> > Is that still so ?
>> > 
>> > Assuming it is, its time to make that branch and release soon
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> It is now september. What happened to this release? FFmpeg 6.1 is
>> currently the only thing blocking the adoption of vulkan video.
>>
>
> there are several security issues that need to be fixed
> ossfuzz found more, it also put some random unlreated issues again
> into the same ticket. (which are basically invissible sub-tickets)
> the evc code also needs a security review, Maybe Dawid is working on this
> iam not sure. And iam sure theres more
> We also have a security issue in fate, i belive nicolas is looking into
> that, that doesnt hold up the release but all these things compete for time
> and some people you may have noticed tried to just randomly block patches
> going back and forth on these and discussing with tech/community committtees
> also took time.
> And last but not least if people want me to design a standalone SDR library
> while thats not holding up 6.1 it takes time from the pot from 6.1 work.
> I did say this, i was attacked but yes time is unforgiving it doesnt care
>
> Also I did fall behind with security fixes in the summer a bit, the weather was
> nice, some members of the community where not nice. So i tried to spend some
> time with the nice weather
>
> If you want 6.1 to happen quick. be nice to me or help with anything that i
> have to work on 6.1 or other so theres more time in the pot
> what about merging libplacebo into FFmpeg for example ?
> As far as iam concerned you can have absolute final power about anything
> in that libplacebo inside FFmpeg.
> Or help with the whole SDR thing. If i dont have to think about it and
> can concentrate on the release and security then yes it will happen faster
>
> I also have some paid work under NDA which i signed a contract for, i need
> to work on that too. Yes code will be submitted to FFmpeg when/if its done
> And theres life, i have other shit to do too. For example my taxes and i also
> want to spend some time working on AI/neural nets. I guess that will not be
> FFmpeg related as id like my work on AI not to be in a similar position to
> where avradio is now.
>
> So yeah, i think theres no problem with 6.1 its just not happening as quick
> as I and others wanted
>
> thx
>
> [...]
> -- 
> Michael     GnuPG fingerprint: 9FF2128B147EF6730BADF133611EC787040B0FAB
>
> If you think the mosad wants you dead since a long time then you are either
> wrong or dead since a long time.
>

I'm not sure it's a good idea to wait to merge the EVC decoder.
Perhaps we should move that to the next release.

I'd like to get my AAC padding/duration fixes in, and drop lavc's
old FFT code entirely.