[FFmpeg-devel] Hardware purchase request: AVX512-capable laptop

[Lynne]

Jan 15, 2024, 19:51 by kierank at obe.tv:

>>
>> If you think it's reasonable, you shouldn't block it.
>> If you have conditions, you should concisely state them.
>> If you think this is entirely unreasonable and falls outside of the scope
>> of
>> the project's donation funds, then I would expect you to apply the
>> same pragmatic standards when it comes to future refund requests,
>> be it personal choices such as parking and travel expenses.
>>
>
> Your laptop choice is one of the most expensive in the market and likely
> much more expensive than the laptop the majority of developers use.
> Buy an 11th Gen Intel NUC and a cheap laptop and access it remotely.
>

Would you accept jamrial's proposal? It's around a thousand EUR,
and it's essentially got the features of both.


> By your own analogy you want SPI to pay for your First Class ticket from
> London to New York when there are cheaper alternatives.
>

A ticket doesn't have durability.