Hi Nicolas! On 2020-08-03 11:54 +0200, Nicolas George wrote: > Nicolas George (12020-07-31): > > Something like this would be acceptable: > > > > /* Reverse-engineered by encoding various files with the reference > > encoder. */ > > > > Reluctance to give this little information is baffling to me. > > Can other developers give their input on this? > > Is it acceptable or too much to require at least short comments like > these ones before tables of numbers in the source code? > > /* Copied from https://oeis.org/A000055 */ > > /* Computed with =IF(MOD(A1;2)=0;A1/2;3*A1+1) */ > > /* Adjusted to match decoding of samples/$dir/*.xxx with screenshots > from the game. */ > > They are IMHO necessary to let other people learn from the source code, > which is the difference between Libre Software and non-Libre Software. > They may probably be useful for the author themself if they come back > much later.
Not sure I agree with your definition of Libre Software and your exact wording of the patch. I agree that leaving a hint of where the data comes from, directly where the data is defined in the source code, is a good thing and probably not to much to ask for. Alexander _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-devel mailing list ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-devel-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".
