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 8C9A149FCE for ; Fri, 17 May 2024 15:25:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [127.0.1.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ffbox0-bg.mplayerhq.hu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 601C468D2A5; Fri, 17 May 2024 18:25:36 +0300 (EEST) Received: from alt2.a-painless.mh.aa.net.uk (alt2.a-painless.mh.aa.net.uk [81.187.30.51]) by ffbox0-bg.mplayerhq.hu (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2A14E68D1B3 for ; Fri, 17 May 2024 18:25:30 +0300 (EEST) Received: from b.0.3.5.0.a.d.d.3.b.4.c.d.b.8.c.0.5.8.0.9.1.8.0.0.b.8.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa ([2001:8b0:819:850:c8bd:c4b3:dda0:530b] helo=andrews-2024-laptop.sayers) by painless-a.thn.aa.net.uk with smtp (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from ) id 1s7zSb-007GEz-0j for ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org; Fri, 17 May 2024 16:25:29 +0100 Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 16:25:22 +0100 From: Andrew Sayers To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches Message-ID: References: <20240517134958.GQ6420@pb2> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20240517134958.GQ6420@pb2> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] STF 2025 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: On Fri, May 17, 2024 at 03:49:58PM +0200, Michael Niedermayer wrote: > Hi all > > Before this is forgotten again, better start some dicsussion too early than too late > > I propose that if we have the oppertunity again next year to receive a grant > from STF. That we use it to fund: > > * Paul to work on FFmpeg full time. My idea here is that he can work on whatever > he likes in FFmpeg (so its not full time employment for specific work but > simply full time employment for him to work on whatever he likes in FFmpeg any > way he likes) Paul is the 2nd largest contributor to FFmpeg (git shortlog -s -n) Instead of one person creating code five days a week, how about paying five people to review code one day a week each? As well as being less divisive among maintainers, a public list of people who are obliged to do reviews would make us peripheral developers feel less like we're shouting into a void. _______________________________________________ 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".