[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] Revert "Add FUNDING.json"

[Kieran Kunhya]

On Tue, 24 Jun 2025, 02:12 Michael Niedermayer, <michael at niedermayer.cc>
wrote:

> Hi Derek
>
> You said
> "The only mails you'll see from me in the future are code or reviews."
>
> On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 09:20:56PM +0100, Derek Buitenhuis wrote:
> > This was pushed with outstanding reservations,
>
> there where 2 comments in one mail but no objection
>     The first was about SPI and taxes
>     The second was about the domain owner of avcodec.org
>
>
> > with no positive
> > affirmation or review from any other devs,
>
> The General Assembly was informed about the donation on the 9th june
> and on the 18th about the solution with the json file
> as well as my intend to implement this within 48h
> that would be the 20th. i waited 3 more days both for members
> of the GA as well as the public to comment
>
>
> > and without a push noticed
> > to say it was going to be pushed.
>
> All members of the GA knew i intended to move forward
> with this. And they also knew that there was a deadline of june 27th
> for this. So everyone knew it would be pushed if theres no objection
> because they saw the deadline date
>
>
> > Further, the wallet is controlled by a single individual, and not
> > FFmpeg.
>
> The wallet belongs to the FFmpeg community. And its content, if it ever
> has any content. Also belongs to FFmpeg.
>
> It is currently managed by me. Which brings me tax complexities and work.
>
> The wallet can be handed over to the SPI treassurer, if the SPI treassurer
> accepts it.
> The community can also discuss other ways to manage this wallet, it is
> the FFmpeg communities wallet after all.
>
> But the antagonizing and accusational tone of your mail is unacceptable.
> Manging this wallet costs time, costs money, means responsibility.
> Today alone i spend like 1-2 hours manually verifying the transaction
> to connect this thing to the drips network.
>
> reverting FUNDING.json will reduce trust by donators in FFmpeg.
>
> thx
>
> [...]
> --
>

Translation: Be thankful I am managing FFmpeg donations using my personal
wallet without any accountability to the community.

(Same level of accountability as avcodec.org

Derek, be thankful that Michael is doing this important work on behalf of
the community.

Kieran

>