[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] dormant git accounts

[Kieran Kunhya]

On Tue, 12 Nov 2024, 21:03 Michael Niedermayer, <michael at niedermayer.cc>
wrote:

> On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 05:32:40PM +0000, Derek Buitenhuis wrote:
> > On 11/12/2024 5:07 PM, James Almer wrote:
> > > I personally don't agree with giving the domain/trademark to the
> general
> > > assembly, as some have argued. It's just not safe at all.
> >
> > Sorry, I didn't necessarily mean giving it ot the GA. I mean having it
> in a
> > better state than being held hostage by someone who hasn't been around
> in 20
> > years and only talks to one person.
> >
>
> > It essentially gives that one person the ability to hold the whole
> project hostage.
>
> This statement is true for every case where a person holds a trademark or
> domain
> Its also true for every legal entity holding them, as said legal entity is
> generally
> controlled by one person at some level.
>

It's possible to have entities where no single person is in control.

Most importantly though, if one person is in control, it's documented and
legally required to be on the public record.

Kieran

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