[FFmpeg-devel] root access voting

[compn]

On Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:43:22 +0200
Rémi Denis-Courmont <remi at remlab.net> wrote:

> Le torstaina 21. marraskuuta 2024, 17.19.57 EET compn a écrit :
> > > - Why is Michael asking what my profession is?  
> > 
> > Michael was asking your profession to find out if you administrate
> > servers as part of your profession.  
> 
> You are dodging the question.
> 
> Why does Michael need to ask the profession of an immediate colleague of his?
> How can he claim that the answer (or lack therof) is a "red flag" when he knows 
> the answer full well on account of working for the very same small business?

michael works at fflabs, michael knows josh works at fflabs. i think
we've successfully established this fact. good job everyone!

i'm going to go out on a limb and guess that michael is wondering
if josh was hired by fflabs to admin ffmpeg servers. which should just
be a simple yes/no question with a simple yes/no answer. i'm also going
to guess that the answer to that is no. but i have no idea i'm not part
of fflabs. and i'd assume that fflabs would hire a professional server
admin to admin ffmpeg, instead of hiring a great ffmpeg developer. said
another way, hiring an ffmpeg programmer to do server administration is
a waste of talent.

"what is your profession" in english can mean present profession and/or
previous profession. it especially means prior professions when applying
for a job/position.

perfect example of why replying to michael and asking him to clarify is
better than assuming what he meant.


>why ask about server experience (profession) (strawman)

you want a server admin who wont break the server.


>and why is it red flag? (strawman)

you want a server admin who can communicate with you. and not be
reluctant to answer simple easy questions. even if they might be stupid
questions. or really extremely stupid (compn questions).

> > (the requirement for being a root).  
> 
> Is that so? When was that requirement decided and by what body?

back in 2011 when michael got ffmpeg.org rebuilt at the new host.
see https://lists.ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2011-March/109620.html

> Also I take it that Michael, who is NOT currently a system adminstratior by 
> profession, is stepping down immediately, right?

previously , people asking michael to step down of something have upset
michael and other developers. its a mean thing to ask, especially
considering the past.
 
> Lastly what about the other admins? How did the existing admins qualify? 

previous admin experience. the mplayerhq admins (arpi, alex, reimar) had
hosted the ffmpeg project on mplayer's server from 2002-2005).
arpi, alex and reimar are contributors to ffmpeg and all have/had
commit rights.

> Especially for those who are not active, how is their ongoing qualification 
> ensured?

michael in another mail addressed which root has been active when.
michael is also doing ongoing maintenance to the server and server
access from 2011+.

remi you ask a lot of questions!
-compn