[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] STF 2025

[Paul B Mahol]

On Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 8:53 AM Vittorio Giovara <vittorio.giovara at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 3:01 AM Cosmin Stejerean via ffmpeg-devel <
> ffmpeg-devel at ffmpeg.org> wrote:
>
> > > Reposting my question/comment here since Thilo hasn't had a chance to
> > > respond, but shouldn't these kinds of requests go through the GA? If
> > > anybody can do whatever they want with the ffmpeg name, then what's the
> > > point of voting and following the established process?
> >
> > Probably? I'm not actually sure what the process is for getting an FFmpeg
> > booth at a conference. Is there a documented process somewhere for how
> this
> > should be done? If not this might be a good opportunity to create one.
> >
>
> Agreed, do you have a draft you could share as a base of discussion? Once
> defined, we could have the GA vote on it
>
>
> > It might also make for a good topic of discussion at VDD. For how much
> > drama there was about NAB on the list I was surprised there was zero
> > discussion about it at FOSDEM.
> >
>
> There were probably more important topics to discuss and the lingering hope
> that the problematic points would have been handled better than by calling
> people trolls
>
>
> > Regarding the "or you" part, I wasn't involved in securing sponsorship
> for
> > NAB or IBC. I did volunteer to help with NAB because I happen to live in
> > Vegas and I enjoy spending time with other ffmpeg developers. I'm happy
> to
> > help at NAB next year as well should it happen again.
> >
>
> Noted, it should have said "or anybody willing to host/help a booth"
>
> I have no plans to attend IBC and no involvement with the FFmpeg booth at
> > IBC. I am merely trying to correct the perception that NAB was
> > cost-problematic, since no money was paid by the project for NAB.
> >
>
> I don't think anybody is suggesting that booths are cost-problematic, but
> rather they are lacking in process (one shouldn't allowed use ffmpeg name
> "just because") and in scope (aka "the why" and what kind of results are
> expected by investing time in said booth)
>

Said by prominent LibAV developer.


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> Vittorio
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