On Wed, Apr 17, 2024 at 04:50:29PM +0200, Lynne wrote: > Apr 17, 2024, 16:34 by jamr...@gmail.com: > > > On 4/17/2024 11:22 AM, Lynne wrote: > > > >> Apr 17, 2024, 15:58 by mich...@niedermayer.cc: > >> > >>> Hi all > >>> > >>> The pace of inovation in FFmpeg has been slowing down. > >>> Most work is concentarted nowadays on code refactoring, and adding > >>> support for new codecs and formats. > >>> > >>> Should we > >>> * make a list of longer term goals > >>> * vote on them > >>> * and then together work towards implementing them > >>> ? > >>> > >>> (The idea here is to increase the success of larger efforts > >>> than adding codecs and refactoring code) > >>> It would then also not be possible for individuals to object > >>> to a previously agreed goal. > >>> And it would add ideas for which we can try to get funding/grants for > >>> > >>> (larger scale changes need consensus first that we as a whole want > >>> them before we would be able to ask for funding/grants for them) > >>> > >>> Some ideas and why they would help FFmpeg: > >>> > >>> * Switch to a plugin architecture > >>> (Increase the number of developers willing to contribute and reduce > >>> friction as the team and community grows) > >>> > >> > >> Just no. > >> > > > > Can you elaborate on why? The one thing i think would be problematic is > > making the AVCodec internals public, which could get in the way of > > improvements. > > > > First, we'd have the bad SoC vendors making binary plugins, with
Make the plugin interface AGPL, problem solved thx [...] -- Michael GnuPG fingerprint: 9FF2128B147EF6730BADF133611EC787040B0FAB Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony. -- Heraclitus
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