From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from ffbox0-bg.mplayerhq.hu (ffbox0-bg.ffmpeg.org [79.124.17.100]) by master.gitmailbox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 53B1C47889 for ; Tue, 26 Sep 2023 19:26:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [127.0.1.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ffbox0-bg.mplayerhq.hu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E28568CA4C; Tue, 26 Sep 2023 22:26:51 +0300 (EEST) Received: from mail0.khirnov.net (red.khirnov.net [176.97.15.12]) by ffbox0-bg.mplayerhq.hu (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 99D8268CA0F for ; Tue, 26 Sep 2023 22:26:45 +0300 (EEST) Received: from localhost (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by mail0.khirnov.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 43E952405F2 for ; Tue, 26 Sep 2023 21:26:45 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mail0.khirnov.net ([IPv6:::1]) by localhost (mail0.khirnov.net [IPv6:::1]) (amavis, port 10024) with ESMTP id SAMoF1ojWRzl for ; Tue, 26 Sep 2023 21:26:44 +0200 (CEST) Received: from lain.khirnov.net (lain.khirnov.net [IPv6:2001:67c:1138:4306::3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "lain.khirnov.net", Issuer "smtp.khirnov.net SMTP CA" (verified OK)) by mail0.khirnov.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9D8D22405ED for ; Tue, 26 Sep 2023 21:26:44 +0200 (CEST) Received: by lain.khirnov.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 85B451601B9; Tue, 26 Sep 2023 21:26:44 +0200 (CEST) From: Anton Khirnov To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches In-Reply-To: <20230924164537.GJ3543730@pb2> References: <34c68bd0-54ae-e846-b954-28a8f592f8c5@passwd.hu> <20230924164537.GJ3543730@pb2> Mail-Followup-To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 21:26:44 +0200 Message-ID: <169575640451.6638.6972736279644795014@lain.khirnov.net> User-Agent: alot/0.8.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] VDD 2023, FFmpeg meeting notes, (23-11-2023, 4pm, Dublin) X-BeenThere: ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: FFmpeg development discussions and patches List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Reply-To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: ffmpeg-devel-bounces@ffmpeg.org Sender: "ffmpeg-devel" Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Post: Quoting Michael Niedermayer (2023-09-24 18:45:37) > > I believe the GA should have sole control and ownership over the domain and > > trademark. I suggested to kindly ask Fabrice to transfer ownership and/or > > legal control permanently to a non-profit controlled by and composed of > > only our GA. I believe this can be amicably worked out. If you believe > > Fabrice should continue to have *some* (although not *sole*) say over > > FFmpeg and ffmpeg.org, then we could propose for him to be a GA member, > > too. I think that makes a lot of sense - he historically has a ton more > > work in FFmpeg than me. > > I disagree > * Who is and is not a member of the GA is in flux, there can be disputes > even on GA membership. > * You cannot have something owned by a group like that. There needs to be > an individual like a treassurer who has the actual key. > So you again trust one person, this is not different from what it is > now. > > Also democracies can make really bad decissions. Which iam sure you have > never seen occur ;) So can individuals. Would you rather live in a democracy or an autocracy? Fabrice has not been a part of this project for the majority of its existence (he has <10 commits after 2003). What makes you think he is more qualified to judge what's good for the project than its actual developers. -- Anton Khirnov _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-devel mailing list ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-devel-request@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".