Hi Raphael, Answers in my own personal capacity, not the views of my employer, nor the views of anyone else in FFmpeg.
On Wed, Apr 3, 2024 at 8:26 PM Satter, Raphael (Reuters) < raphael.sat...@thomsonreuters.com> wrote: > Dear Kieran & co., > > > > Thank you I’ve had a chance to see the talk. It’s a marker of how > invisible even critical open source projects can be that I wasn’t aware of > FFmpeg’s role in powering the likes of YouTube and Netflix. > > > > A few questions I had: > > > > - How much did Microsoft end up paying for the one-time fix? > > Microsoft did not pay for any fix. There was no actual fix, a command line option had changed between FFmpeg versions and a volunteer on our bug tracker pointed this out. A company which has several FFmpeg developers on its payroll asked Microsoft (a separate team in private) for a support contract in light of the fact FFmpeg is used in critical Microsoft products. Instead of proposing a support contract, Microsoft said a few thousand dollars was potentially available. This amount is too small to support any developer or maintenance. > - What’s the solution here? Your talk mentioned paying developers, > getting an SLA, or hiring them as consultants … but why would companies > bother when they can just free ride? I asked the same question to CISA’s > Jack Cable when he told me that companies need to “contribute back and > help build the sustainable open source ecosystem that we get so much value > from.” Sure, they “need” to do it, but who will punish them if they don’t? > > The Linux Kernel has full time developers hired by big corporations to work solely on the Linux kernel and to maintain sections of it. However, one can argue Linux is the exception in open source that proves the rule that corporations will be free riders. > - Any other thoughts you might have on this episode – or others you > think I should speak to – would be greatly appreciated. > > The Demuxed video covers the rest of my thoughts. Microsoft are not the only company with this attitude. Regards, Kieran Kunhya > > - > > Raphael > > > > *From:* Kieran Kunhya <kieran...@googlemail.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 3, 2024 12:39 PM > *To:* FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org> > *Cc:* Satter, Raphael (Reuters) <raphael.sat...@thomsonreuters.com> > *Subject:* [EXT] Re: [FFmpeg-devel] Query from Reuters on XZ, open > source, and Microsoft > > > > *External Email:* Use caution with links and attachments. > > > > Hi Raphael, > > > > I was the author of the tweet and I gave a short talk about this topic at > Demuxed at a video conference last year: > https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OIyOEuQQsCQ&t=930s > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/m.youtube.com/watch?v=OIyOEuQQsCQ&t=930s__;!!GFN0sa3rsbfR8OLyAw!fil3G3T7uUxCpJLVmYwgXrszOLckOVB2iMJMDO7QCKMoC7pWR9np5VcDBSAQwsXzhMcbBH9RL7tMr8KurldS9Ga_7Ai-q2U$> > > > > That said this is a community project and it would be best to continue the > discussion on this mailing list unless agreed otherwise. > > > > Regards, > > Kieran Kunhya > > > > On Wed, 3 Apr 2024, 16:52 Satter, Raphael (Reuters) via ffmpeg-devel, < > ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org> wrote: > > Dear FFMPEG community, > > This is Raphael Satter, a journalist with Reuters. I saw your thread on X > about your experience with Microsoft in the context of the XZ story and > would love to follow up with a few questions. > > Is there a good person to talk to? I’m reachable using the details below > or on Signal/WhatsApp at +1 202 430 9389. > > Raphael > > 💻 raphael.sat...@tr.com > 🌎 raphaelsatter.com > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/raphaelsatter.com__;!!GFN0sa3rsbfR8OLyAw!fil3G3T7uUxCpJLVmYwgXrszOLckOVB2iMJMDO7QCKMoC7pWR9np5VcDBSAQwsXzhMcbBH9RL7tMr8KurldS9Ga_d7ggKWg$> > 📰 reuters.com/authors/raphael-satter > > Thomson Reuters > 1333 H Street NW > Washington, DC 20005 > > ☎️ +1 202 843-6302 > > _______________________________________________ > ffmpeg-devel mailing list > ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org > https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel__;!!GFN0sa3rsbfR8OLyAw!fil3G3T7uUxCpJLVmYwgXrszOLckOVB2iMJMDO7QCKMoC7pWR9np5VcDBSAQwsXzhMcbBH9RL7tMr8KurldS9Ga_oyXmFKo$> > > To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email > ffmpeg-devel-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe". > > _______________________________________________ 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".
