[FFmpeg-devel] Re: Update on your FLOSS/fund application

[Michael Niedermayer via ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org>]

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Hi everyone

It seems neither Thilo nor Pierre have time to look into this.
Does someone else have time ? (id like to work on the 8.0.1 release
and backports and many other things)

thx

On Tue, Nov 04, 2025 at 11:45:40AM +0530, FLOSS Fund via ffmpeg-devel wrote:
> Dear *FFmpeg*
> 
> We are pleased to inform you that *FFmpeg* is being awarded *100,000 USD*
> by FLOSS/fund to support its continued development. We deeply appreciate
> the work you do and its impact, and are happy to be a small part of
> something that all of us derive immense value from.
> 
> You can read more about our second tranche, learnings from this year, and
> future plans on our anniversary blog post
> <https://floss.fund/blog/second-tranche-2025-anniversary/>. Please find the
> list of projects that we supported in the first year here
> <https://floss.fund/projects/2025/>. From our experience with the previous
> tranche, we anticipate taking anywhere between 1-3 months to complete the
> disbursal process owing to complexities in cross-border payments and
> paperwork. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and
> appreciate your patience as we work through the process.
> 
> The payment will be made out of India, where we are headquartered. The
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> 
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>    You can read about this in our anniversary blog post
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> 
> Kindly let us know your preferred mode of payment by replying to this
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