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

[Kieran Kunhya]

On Thu, 18 Jan 2024 at 09:55, Paul B Mahol <onemda at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 10:53 AM Kieran Kunhya <kierank at obe.tv> wrote:
>
> > > >> It's a high-spec 4-core machine with 16Gb of RAM, and still very
> > > >> usable these days, but it'll take around 400 dollars to repair,
> > > >> as a new original screen is expensive (290), battery isn't cheap
> (60),
> > > >> and parts are in general in demand as it's out of support by now.
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > well i would certainly support ffmpeg-SPI paying for these parts
> > > > if it helps you.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Right, thanks. But would the main two currently objecting agree?
> > > I don't think they monitor this thread anymore, but their objections
> > stand.
> > >
> >
> > I object to buying parts that may not work, or the install may not go
> well
> > (I tried repairing my old XPS and it was not simple and I broke the
> > screen).
> > I don't think "worth a try" is fair to FFmpeg donors.
> >
>
> Just kill the project and take all the money already.
>

How would buying parts even work, hardware is the property of SPI. How can
SPI own half a laptop?
For reference all the hardware I host for FFmpeg reimbursed by SPI has a
"property of FFmpeg project" sticker on it.

Regards,
Kieran Kunhya