[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] clarifying the TC conflict of interest rule

Zhao Zhili quinkblack at foxmail.com
Fri Feb 23 16:52:50 EET 2024


> 在 2024年2月23日,下午7:26,Gyan Doshi <ffmpeg at gyani.pro> 写道:
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>> On 2024-02-23 01:26 pm, Nicolas George wrote:
>> Anton Khirnov (12024-02-22):
>>> In my updated proposal, based on comments by Niklas and Rémi, I'm
>>> leaving it up to the TC member in question, based on the assumption that
>>> TC members are honest.
>>> 
>>> A "stronger" version could conceivably leave it to CC to decide
>>> ambiguous cases. Feel free to propose such a version if you prefer it.
>> Your version does nothing to address the issue of the current situation,
>> where the contributor who has to raise an issue in front of the TC does
>> not trust one member of the TC to be unbiased on this issue.
> 
> Just to be clear, that's not my basis.
> 
> I said,
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> "As a TC member who is part of the disagreement, I believe your participation is recused."
> 
> based on the existing rule,
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> "If the disagreement involves a member of the TC, that member should recuse themselves from the decision"

I propose a new method that, instead of recuse TC members, let the author take part in the vote, to make it symmetric.

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> Disagreement implies the existence of opposing sides, so discussion members from both sides are barred from the TC proceedings.
> The wiggle room in interpretation is over whether 'involves' captures all participants, including minor ones, or just the principal interlocutors.
> Note that the rule says nothing about patch authorship or asymmetry in its application.
> 
> Anton's original disagreement, as I understand it, is about the propriety of the rule i.e. he believes that pre-existing public opposition (or agreement) on the issue should not bar a TC member. That's a disagreement with the rule, not with its interpretation.
> 
> Regards,
> Gyan
> 
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