[FFmpeg-devel] Re: [RFC] FFlabs Sponsor

["Rémi Denis-Courmont via ffmpeg-devel" <ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org>]

Le perjantaina 10. lokakuuta 2025, 15.28.58 Itä-Euroopan kesäaika Michael 
Niedermayer via ffmpeg-devel a écrit :
> The FFmpeg community decided, that we should actively look for sponsors.

Insofar as "absentees are always wrong" (French proverb), yes, but it should 
be noted that almost no one participated in that "decision".

> And to do that, i will use my influence as shareholder of FFlabs to (...)
> [donate] excess funds (...) to FFmpeg.

That statement gives the impression that you and/or the community expect that 
sort of behaviour out of sponsors. This seems more likely to put off 
prospective sponsors than motivate them, to be honest. You wouldn't typically 
announce sponsorships until after they are somewhat or fully committed.

It also looks like a discussion point that belongs in your shareholder 
meetings rather than FFmpeg-devel as others already pointed out. 

> Comments and Suggestion are welcome

Yeah: Don't comment publicly about future or ongoing specific sponsorship 
negotiations. Or at least ask yourself what do you think is more important and 
should be prioritised over the other:
- Holdng public discussion about getting sponsorships.
- Actually getting sponsorships.

-- 
德尼-库尔蒙‧雷米
Villeneuve de Tapiola, ex-République finlandaise d´Uusimaa



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