[FFmpeg-devel] Re: [RFC] C++

[Zhao Zhili via ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org>]

> On Oct 22, 2025, at 16:11, Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> wrote:
> 
> Zhao Zhili via ffmpeg-devel (HE12025-10-21):
>>>> I noticed that the FFmpeg Twitter account posted about this
>>>> discussion. I believe the discussion should remain within the mailing
>>>> list.
>>> Why?
>> Using an official account to make fun of a technical discussion makes me
>> uncomfortable, even if it's not a RFC proposed by me.
> 
> That is an argument against using an official account to express
> personal opinions. Which I would agree to if we were in a professional
> setting, but we are not.
> 
> 
> It is not an argument for “remain within the mailing list” altogether.
> 
>>> Do you have evidence for that surprising statement? Intuitively, I would
>>> say that the ultra-majority of our users do not any programming
>>> language, or maybe some python on high school.
>> You know I'm talking about FFmpeg libs use base.
> 
> No, I do not know that. But if you limit “users” to people who use the
> library directly, then obviously the majority will be from the languages
> where it is possible to use the library directly. So what?

Everyone has their preferences, and each project makes its own choices, but
we should respect what downstream users’ choice, C, C++, C#, Java, or Javascript.
Mocking a language that is heavily used by downstream users doesn’t make us look
any wiser.

> 
> Regards,
> 
> -- 
>  Nicolas George

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