On Sat, 9 Aug 2025 at 15:55, Phil Rhodes via ffmpeg-user <ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org> wrote: > > I've been watching the antics of this mailing list through my fingers for - > what - ten, fifteen years now? > The ffmpeg user mailing list is the epitome of the open source software > community - the absolute worst, the nadir, the perfect example of why people > find it so off-putting. > The worst of it is from just a few people, but I've never once in my life > found a place full of supposedly-professional individuals where such > vitriolic personal unpleasantness, such nastiness, such deliberate, > passive-aggressive unhelpfulness is tolerated, even encouraged.
I've been around for a similar amount of time, looking back. The worst of it indeed poorly reflects on the list at large. It's a shame, as there are useful, interesting discussions - even today! [1] For a while, there seemed to be some improvement on the vitriol front back when there was discussion and a reminder of CoC [2]. Perhaps it is worth a revisit? Cheers, Rob [1]: https://ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-user/2025-August/059757.html [2]: https://ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-user/2023-February/056013.html _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-user-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".
