PR #17 opened by michaelni URL: https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/web/pulls/17 Patch URL: https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/web/pulls/17.patch
Thanks funders, hardware and infrastructure donors, tool and service providers and individual donors, lists what the project currently needs and links the ways to sponsor FFmpeg. Community programs such as Google Summer of Code get their own section. Assisted-by: Claude >From 952b709d701d1e11b195b44ab22f41cad0ab188d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Niedermayer <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:04:53 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] web: add Sponsors & Supporters page Thanks funders, hardware and infrastructure donors, tool and service providers and individual donors, lists what the project currently needs and links the ways to sponsor FFmpeg. Community programs such as Google Summer of Code get their own section. Assisted-by: Claude --- Makefile | 2 +- src/sponsors | 212 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ src/sponsors_js | 0 src/sponsors_title | 1 + src/template_head2 | 1 + 5 files changed, 215 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 src/sponsors create mode 100644 src/sponsors_js create mode 100644 src/sponsors_title diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index dd681e4..4909a21 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # ffmpeg.org HTML generation from source files SRCS = about bugreports consulting contact donations documentation download \ - olddownload index legal shame security spi archive + olddownload index legal shame security spi archive sponsors HTML_TARGETS = $(addsuffix .html,$(addprefix htdocs/,$(SRCS))) diff --git a/src/sponsors b/src/sponsors new file mode 100644 index 0000000..32511e6 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/sponsors @@ -0,0 +1,212 @@ +<p class="with-icon"> + <span class="pull-left" style="color: #e55"><i class="fa fa-heart fa-5x"></i></span> + FFmpeg is developed by volunteers and runs on donated money, hardware + and services. This page thanks the organizations and individuals whose + support keeps the project going, lists what the project needs next, and + explains how to become a sponsor. +</p> + +<br><br> + +<h2 id="funding">Funding and Grants</h2> + +<div class="row"> + <div class="col-md-6"> + <div class="well"> + <h3><a href="https://www.sovereign.tech/tech/ffmpeg";>Sovereign Tech Fund</a></h3> + <p> + Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund became FFmpeg's first governmental + sponsor in 2024. Its grant funds maintenance of the project, a + critical multimedia component for billions of people every day. + </p> + </div> <!-- well --> + </div> <!-- col --> +</div> <!-- row --> + +<h2 id="hardware">Hardware and Infrastructure</h2> + +<div class="row"> + <div class="col-md-6"> + <div class="well"> + <h3><a href="https://amperecomputing.com/";>Ampere Computing</a></h3> + <p> + Ampere donated an AmpereOne® server in 2026, a many-core ARM + machine for development and testing. + See the <a href="index.html#ampere2026">announcement</a>. + </p> + </div> <!-- well --> + </div> <!-- col --> + <div class="col-md-6"> + <div class="well"> + <h3><a href="https://www.telepoint.bg/";>Telepoint</a> & MediaHub</h3> + <p> + Telepoint, a carrier-neutral data center in Sofia, and MediaHub, a + Bulgarian IPTV provider, have hosted FFmpeg servers with free + internet connectivity since 2015 and recently added two more. + </p> + </div> <!-- well --> + </div> <!-- col --> +</div> <!-- row --> + +<h2 id="tools">Developer Tools and Services</h2> + +<div class="row"> + <div class="col-md-3"> + <div class="well"> + <h3><a href="https://github.com/FFmpeg";>GitHub</a></h3> + <p> + GitHub provides the FFmpeg organization with a free Team plan. + </p> + </div> <!-- well --> + </div> <!-- col --> + <div class="col-md-3"> + <div class="well"> + <h3><a href="https://www.anthropic.com/";>Anthropic</a></h3> + <p> + Anthropic gives some FFmpeg developers access to Claude through its + open source program. + </p> + </div> <!-- well --> + </div> <!-- col --> + <div class="col-md-3"> + <div class="well"> + <h3><a href="https://cursor.com/";>Cursor</a></h3> + <p> + Cursor provides free credits to FFmpeg developers. + </p> + </div> <!-- well --> + </div> <!-- col --> + <div class="col-md-3"> + <div class="well"> + <h3><a href="https://depthfirst.com/";>Depthfirst</a></h3> + <p> + Depthfirst provides its security scanner to FFmpeg. + </p> + </div> <!-- well --> + </div> <!-- col --> +</div> <!-- row --> + +<div class="row"> + <div class="col-md-3"> + <div class="well"> + <h3><a href="https://google.github.io/oss-fuzz/";>OSS-Fuzz</a></h3> + <p> + Google's OSS-Fuzz continuously fuzzes FFmpeg and reports the + crashes it finds to the developers. + </p> + </div> <!-- well --> + </div> <!-- col --> +</div> <!-- row --> + +<h2 id="individuals">Individual Supporters</h2> + +<p> + Many individuals donate to FFmpeg through SPI and GitHub Sponsors. + These donations pay for servers, hardware and other project expenses. + Thank you! +</p> + +<h2 id="programs">Community Programs</h2> + +<div class="row"> + <div class="col-md-6"> + <div class="well"> + <h3><a href="https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/";>Google Summer of Code</a></h3> + <p> + FFmpeg takes part in Google Summer of Code as a mentoring + organization. Google pays contributors to work on FFmpeg over the + summer, mentored by FFmpeg developers. Past and current + projects are listed on the + <a href="https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/SponsoringPrograms";>wiki</a>. + </p> + </div> <!-- well --> + </div> <!-- col --> +</div> <!-- row --> + +<br> + +<h2 id="needs">What FFmpeg Needs</h2> + +<p class="with-icon"> + <span class="pull-left"><i class="fa fa-wrench fa-5x"></i></span> + FFmpeg is used by nearly every product that touches audio or video, + but the work that keeps it secure and reliable is largely done by + volunteers. + Support in the following areas has the largest effect: +</p> + +<ul> + <li> + <b>Maintainers:</b> people who review changes, fix bugs and keep + their part of FFmpeg working. Companies that depend on FFmpeg can + help most by letting their developers maintain the code they use. + </li> + <li> + <b>Hardware:</b> access to any hardware you want FFmpeg to keep + working reliably on, preferably as a VM or an account on a machine + you maintain. It lets the project test every change there (CI and + <a href="http://fate.ffmpeg.org";>FATE</a>) and run + <a href="https://code.ffmpeg.org/michaelni/Fairies";>Fairy</a>, the + project's assistant that reviews pull requests and investigates + bug reports. + </li> + <li> + <b>Money:</b> donations in USD or EUR through + <a href="donations.html">SPI or GitHub Sponsors</a> pay for servers, + hardware and other project expenses. + </li> +</ul> + +<br> + +<h2 id="sponsor">Become a Sponsor</h2> + +<div class="row"> + <div class="col-md-4"> + <div class="well"> + <h3>Fund the project</h3> + <p> + Donations are received by + <a href="spi.html">Software in the Public Interest</a>, a US + 501(c)(3) non-profit, and may be tax deductible for US taxpayers. + For larger grants or earmarked funding, get in touch first. + </p> + <div class="text-center"> + <a class="btn btn-success btn-lg" href="donations.html">Donate</a><br><br> + </div> + </div> <!-- well --> + </div> <!-- col --> + <div class="col-md-4"> + <div class="well"> + <h3>Donate hardware or services</h3> + <p> + Servers, test machines, hosting, bandwidth and developer tools are + all welcome. Write to the ffmpeg-devel mailing list to find out + what is currently needed. + </p> + <div class="text-center"> + <a class="btn btn-success btn-lg" href="contact.html#MailingLists">Contact</a><br><br> + </div> + </div> <!-- well --> + </div> <!-- col --> + <div class="col-md-4"> + <div class="well"> + <h3>Fund specific work</h3> + <p> + To get a feature or fix you need, hire an FFmpeg developer. This + also supports the project indirectly. + </p> + <div class="text-center"> + <a class="btn btn-success btn-lg" href="consulting.html">Hire Developers</a><br><br> + </div> + </div> <!-- well --> + </div> <!-- col --> +</div> <!-- row --> + +<p> + Sponsors are listed on this page. Ongoing sponsorships and donated + hardware are listed while in use, one-time contributions for about + 14 months. + Sponsorship does not buy influence over development decisions; FFmpeg + remains an independent community project. +</p> diff --git a/src/sponsors_js b/src/sponsors_js new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e69de29 diff --git a/src/sponsors_title b/src/sponsors_title new file mode 100644 index 0000000..484b6d2 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/sponsors_title @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Sponsors & Supporters diff --git a/src/template_head2 b/src/template_head2 index 4f61b62..ad9ad8d 100644 --- a/src/template_head2 +++ b/src/template_head2 @@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ <ul> <li><a href="donations.html"> Donate<span style="color: #e55; font-size: 0.8em; margin-left: -10px"><i class="fa fa-heart"></i></span></a></li> + <li><a href="sponsors.html">Sponsors</a></li> <li><a href="consulting.html">Hire Developers</a></li> <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li> <li><a href="security.html">Security</a></li> -- 2.54.0 _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-devel mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
