[FFmpeg-devel] Re: [RFC] Funded Task Ideas

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

Le torstaina 6. marraskuuta 2025, 10.40.06 Itä-Euroopan normaaliaika Nicolas 
George via ffmpeg-devel a écrit :
> Rémi Denis-Courmont (HE12025-11-04):
> 
> > From a technical standpoint, that seems very agreeable indeed. But at
> > the same time, it sounds unreasonable to expect that of a bounty
> > claimant.
> 
> Can you elaborate why you think that? We set the rules.

Sure, "we set the rules" in theory, but...

A bounty is supposed to consist of a fairly well defined job at a predefined 
fixed price. If the bounty claimant has to get into a potentially complex, 
potentially long, if not inconclusive, design discussion, then that's not 
really a well defined job.

So the use of the bounty system will discourage people who would otherwise 
have the time and expertise, but understand the dangerous implications. And, 
then there would be those who "did not see it coming" so to say, and try to 
implement the bounty anyway, most likely without consulting. Exactly what you 
(rightfully) don't want.


More involved work should have a proper SoW, and someone tracking the progress 
on the asking side. Unfortunately, I don't suppose that SPI would be able and 
willing to handle it that way. We've already been through that argument in the 
STF context.

Another option is for the design to be set before the bounty as Timo suggests. 
Or maybe that's the same thing if you treat the SoW as a legalese embodiment 
of the design.

-- 
Rémi Denis-Courmont
Suomen Uusimaa



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