[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] web: Donations and leaks

[Reimar Döffinger]

On 10 Dec 2011, at 04:45, compn <tempn at twmi.rr.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Dec 2011 19:30:12 -0500, compn wrote:
>> but after two years i cant hold my breath much longer. someone told me
> 
> you know, you are right. i'm acting very petty. i know the team is made
> of devels who also work on ffmpeg in their spare time.
> 
> instead of complaining, i'll move forward.
> 
> maybe someone could help me draft a proposal about ruby getting paid
> for his work on jpeg2000? iirc ruby was working on fixing a
> small bug in j2k decoder as a qualification task before soc 2011
> started [1], but due to some miscommunications, he was not accepted as a
> student. ruby was cool about it and continued working anyways [2]. his
> work was accepted into ffmpeg [3].
> 
> i think working on such a complicated codec for a first time ffmpeg
> contributor, even after missing out on google money, is very worthy of
> some compensation.

I haven't seen anyone try that order (suggesting compensation afterwards), so I won't make any promise.
But even if you all don't want to send donation money to the foundation please at least continue to give it a chance by making suggestions (preferably for stuff that otherwise nobody would do or not do as quickly of course), half the developers not taking advantage of it because of grudges or communication problems would be bad.
I should be keeping notes because I forgot which are left, but there are a few interesting codecs left for which we have no decoder (mentioning it because it is the thing that seems most likely to get accepted, and hardest to find people willing and able to do it).