[FFmpeg-devel] FFmpeg release 6.1

[Dawid Kozinski/Multimedia (PLT) /SRPOL/Staff Engineer/Samsung Electronics]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel-bounces at ffmpeg.org> On Behalf Of
> Michael Niedermayer
> Sent: wtorek, 19 września 2023 21:16
> To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-devel at ffmpeg.org>
> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] FFmpeg release 6.1
> 
> 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. 

At the moment we are focusing on improving encoder and decoder wrapper for
EVC.
We've got in our agenda thorough review of the entire EVC related code.
We'll check it for compliance with documentation and for security. I'll deal
with it as soon.

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
> 
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