"Mark Filipak (ffmpeg)" <[email protected]> writes: > On 01/25/2021 03:58 PM, Leo Butler via ffmpeg-user wrote: >> "Sergey \"GrayFace\" Rozhenko via ffmpeg-user" <[email protected]> >> writes: >> >>> Hello. >>> >>> I've met a childish person with nickname "cehoyos" that made it his >>> goal to block a bug report I've filed. >> Please do not use such derogatory characterizations. You are >> insulting >> someone who is giving his time without cost to you. I won't reduce >> myself to name-calling, but there are many unkind words to describe such >> behaviour. >> >>> >>> At first he tried to make up excuses for doing so, then ran out of >>> them and just starting setting bug status to "invalid" with no >>> reasoning. >>> >>> Here is the bug in question: https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/9074 >> In my experience, several developers of ffmpeg are brusque, but >> invariable correct. If you find their reply(ies) terse, it is almost >> certainly because you do not understand something and they have expected >> you to RTFM. >> I would characterize your "bug" report as one of those cases. Learn >> from >> your experience, drop the grudge, move on and show some respect for >> these people. >> Leo >
> Your comments, Leo, are quite correct. > However, there is no F*ing Manual. Two sentences, back to back, with opposite meaning. Hmmm. > There is only man-style documentation that supplies usage > reminders to those who are already familiar with ffmpeg and its usage, > but that doesn't help newcomers. Hardly. A year or two ago I had never used ffmpeg, but I needed to do some script-driven transcoding and it was the best option. The wiki pages were quite helpful and when I needed to tweak things, I discovered the manual is quite good, if terse. > I wish the reality was different, and I've volunteered to help with > documentation, but the developers have rebuffed me and everyone else > who has similarly volunteered. It's their project and they make its > policy. Still, I can only dream of what it could be. <quote> This Wiki is intended for all kinds of FFmpeg and multimedia related information. Everyone is welcome to add to, edit and improve it! </quote> https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki I don't really wish to be dragged in to some nag-a-thon, which is what several members of this list seem to like. I replied to OP's original post with my assessment of the facts, as he appeared to request. What I said to him applies here, too: > Learn from your experience, drop the grudge, move on and show some > respect for these people. Leo _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list [email protected] https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email [email protected] with subject "unsubscribe".
