[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 2/3] lavc: replace ff_thread_get_buffer() with ff_get_buffer()

[Kieran Kunhya]

On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 at 16:50, Nicolas George <george at nsup.org> wrote:

> Kieran Kunhya (12024-03-08):
> > New contributors are not interested in your biased history lessons. They
> > want to write code and have a modern, well run project, not a
> dysfunctional
> > mess.
>
> And we go back to the core question: does the strength of this project
> come from paid-for contributors maintaining each small parts of the
> project, or does it come from hackers who play with many parts of the
> code and have original ideas to try?
>
> I think the answer is obvious.
>
> Unfortunately, the first category is the majority in number. Which is
> why we should go back on democracy, it was a trap, and re-instate a
> project leader from the second category. Or just consider that the
> ousting of the leader was unlawful.
>

The world moved on. Open Source projects which are anarchy are few and far
between (basically us). New contributors prefer stability over chaos.

Kieran