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 E00694B346 for ; Tue, 4 Jun 2024 07:46:42 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [127.0.1.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ffbox0-bg.mplayerhq.hu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2640568D6C2; Tue, 4 Jun 2024 10:46:39 +0300 (EEST) Received: from mail0.khirnov.net (red.khirnov.net [176.97.15.12]) by ffbox0-bg.mplayerhq.hu (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2661768D60D for ; Tue, 4 Jun 2024 10:46:33 +0300 (EEST) Authentication-Results: mail0.khirnov.net; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=khirnov.net header.i=@khirnov.net header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=mail header.b=aMSIU3dV; dkim-atps=neutral Received: from localhost (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by mail0.khirnov.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F5D9240DAC for ; Tue, 4 Jun 2024 09:46:32 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mail0.khirnov.net ([IPv6:::1]) by localhost (mail0.khirnov.net [IPv6:::1]) (amavis, port 10024) with ESMTP id 7BAdBYrtH2FQ for ; Tue, 4 Jun 2024 09:46:30 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=khirnov.net; s=mail; t=1717487189; bh=39Z3SKdmpXLVYzoOUVyMc7E/WcsgyAQ1gGxnqrnj37o=; h=Subject:From:To:In-Reply-To:References:Date:From; b=aMSIU3dVqcy6xD7bHHoosAuPERgl5uXgtJIn8nSC908XDJDdZ5KvSDDXqO+7G9iGA gjvwNoeM7AWemdOteDR2Wu881GaFSixUXDHFMjQUGesqLk3C03MSyJmtT1sxtFB6OW +mtdukxm9z8oOpSkYkHOsFkgZcXc1i4HhKsDcQhG1v31amDdxaBpTPSLqXEp6YU9qi 8rjJ5hbzVBL91xp1K0RqrAEs+aVXoj+aynZXkr0yS/ViYJxOoauHDdnaxeMo+h1Vh5 T6nSJ6WruB/eY5iub5924G45b3fdLcCW+UVz2vU2VWfIm57/V9suo2O736VmjLz0wm sSgvCQRfs9r0Q== 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 E88FD2404E5 for ; Tue, 4 Jun 2024 09:46:29 +0200 (CEST) Received: by lain.khirnov.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id C17441601B9; Tue, 4 Jun 2024 09:46:29 +0200 (CEST) From: Anton Khirnov To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches In-Reply-To: <20240604011611.GH2821752@pb2> References: <20240123192241.GA6420@pb2> <20240302225538.GI6420@pb2> <20240302231928.GJ6420@pb2> <20240603213237.GC2821752@pb2> <4f35870d-3c4f-4ee7-8a83-c337490e8ca7@gmail.com> <20240604011611.GH2821752@pb2> Mail-Followup-To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2024 09:46:29 +0200 Message-ID: <171748718976.28895.1288028688251166788@lain.khirnov.net> User-Agent: alot/0.8.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] FFmpeg 7.0 blocking issues 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 (2024-06-04 03:16:11) > > The real question is > > why so many projects wait until the old API is gone to migrate. What we > > removed in 7.0 has had its replacement in place for a couple years, since > > 5.1. > > Because few need or want to migrate to a new API every year. IME smaller and more frequent changes are both easier to manage and have a lower risk of bugs than a massive all-breaking API migration once in five years. -- 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".