On Sat, Aug 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM Dirk Nehring via devel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > My name is Dirk Nehring. I have been a Linux user since 1994 and work as > a system administrator and software developer. > > I am the author of a video output device plugin for VDR (Video Disk Recorder) > that supports VAAPI and DRM, written in C++. My repositories are here: > https://github.com/dnehring7/vdr-plugin-vaapivideo. You are welcome to > look into the codebase. > > Fedora has been my distribution of choice since its very first release, > both at work and privately. I have been building my own RPMs for years, > mostly around VDR — an old project, but one that still has an active > user base. Some of my current packaging work is available in Copr: > https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/dnehring/vdr-plugins/ > > I would like to give something back to the community and become a > packager for VDR and its plugins, either as maintainer or > co-maintainer. Beyond that I am happy to help wherever it is useful — > for example by looking into orphaned packages and doing informal > reviews. There is a new package from Martin (the VDR maintainer) on > bugzilla which I have reviewed, contributed code and build an alternate > version. > > My question: do I need a sponsor before I submit my first package review > request, or should I file the review first and look for a sponsor > afterwards? And is anyone here willing to sponsor me? >
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