On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 10:12:45PM +0200, Alexander Strasser wrote: > On 2014-08-28 18:58 +0200, Anton Khirnov wrote: > > On Sun, 24 Aug 2014 00:28:56 +0200, =?utf-8?B?Q2zDqW1lbnQgQsWTc2No?= > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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? > > > > While some kind of non-hostile coexistence or even cooperation is desirable > > and > > might even be possible, I have large doubts that this specific approach can > > work. > > > > First, some of your project's developers (most importantly your leader) > > are being actively hostile to our project. That includes spreading FUD > > about us > > all over the internet, stalking our new contributors, etc. I do not think > > any > > kind of cooperation can work while this crap goes on. > > > > Second, how do you propose this arrangement will actually function? As you > > probably know, I see many of the API additions done in your project as ugly > > hacks, and would be strongly opposed to having them in our tree in their > > current > > form. Conversely, some API changes done in Libav were AFAIK rejected by your > > leader. So -- what happens when one side proposes a change that the other > > side > > fundamentally disagrees with. > > And furthermore -- what would ensure that the code actually gets pushed to > > both > > trees. Because otherwise there really is no point to this. > > Please read what you wrote again; it is almost completely hostile > towards FFmpeg...
Sorry Alexander, but I believe you know the difference between calling somebody's code a hack and calling a person names. Diego _______________________________________________ libav-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.libav.org/mailman/listinfo/libav-devel
