On Sun, 24 Aug 2014 19:35:28 +0200
Michael Niedermayer <michae...@gmx.at> wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 02:54:19PM +0200, wm4 wrote:
> > On Sun, 24 Aug 2014 00:28:56 +0200
> > Clément Bœsch <u...@pkh.me> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > Kieran suggested tonight on #ffmpeg-devel to have a common mailing-list
> > > between the two projects to start communicating again in sane terms.
> > > 
> > > The proposition would be a mailing-list where the 2 projects would send
> > > the patches that will make API evolutions. So the projects can continue to
> > > drop or add codecs & filters without caring about the other, but will try
> > > to communicate more about the API, for the sake of our common users.
> > > 
> > > At first, I suggest that won't engage anything from any of the two
> > > projects (so we don't end up in a stalled states such as one project
> > > trying to block the other), but it could be seen as a way to introduce
> > > some common technical ground.
> > > 
> > > What do you think?
> > 
> > That sounds like a good idea!
> 
> +1
> 
> though it makes only sense if libav is also using it, spliting
> ffmpeg development mails up across 2 lists isnt a great idea ...
> 
> maybe mails could be CC-ed or automatically forwarded to ffmpeg-devel ?
> 
> 
> > 
> > > On the technical side, we potentially need a neutral party to setup such
> > > mailing-list. Is anyone willing to do that?
> > 
> > Maybe videolan could provide that? Unless a mailing list on either the
> > ffmpeg or libav servers would be sufficient.
> 
> i can setup a mailing list on ffmpeg.org if people want
> also, technically it would be easiest to just use ffmpeg-devel itself
> all ffmpeg developers are already subscribed and quite a few libav
> people as well ...

This wouldn't be "neutral" ground. Posters from FFmpeg should also be
aware that the list is neutral ground, and not their turf. It's the
difference between being guests or the guys in charge.

> Thanks
> 
> [...]

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