[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] Update MAINTAINERS

[Vittorio Giovara]

On Fri, Nov 22, 2024 at 6:09 AM Marton Balint <cus at passwd.hu> wrote:

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> On Thu, 21 Nov 2024, Vittorio Giovara wrote:
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> > I feel nobody, with some exceptions, really wants to be listed here, and
> > this file is just an artefact that gets cargo culted because it's how
> > things have been run and nothing can ever change in ffmpeg.
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> I disagree. It is useful to know who cares/knows about some part of
> code/technology, also by the file being in the source tree changes can
> have proper discussions. It is also functions as the list of people having
> commit access.
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> You might argue what responsibilites and rights a maintainer has other
> than commit rights. But it seems to me you want to avoid that discussion
> by deleting the file entirely.
>

Deleting the file was a bit a of a move to catch the attention, I agree
that it can be informative to have a list of (active) people with their
area of expertise, but I don't think a random file continuously to be
updated and with ever changing rules being attached to role is the way to
go forward.
-- 
Vittorio