[FFmpeg-devel] FFmpeg 3.4

[wm4]

On Sun, 8 Oct 2017 13:53:13 +0200
Michael Niedermayer <michael at niedermayer.cc> wrote:

> On Sat, Oct 07, 2017 at 12:06:23AM +0200, wm4 wrote:
> > On Fri, 6 Oct 2017 16:53:17 +0200
> > Michael Niedermayer <michael at niedermayer.cc> wrote:
> >   
> > > Hi all
> > > 
> > > if there are no objections i will branch release/3.4 in the next days
> > > and make the 3.4 release a few days after that
> > > 
> > > If people prefer a specific name, suggest one now, otherwise i will
> > > pick a random one from past suggestions
> > > 
> > > If there are features you want in, please push them to
> > > master before the release is branched
> > > if there are bug fixes you want in please ensure they end in
> > > release/3.4 (eiter via master before branching or backport after)  
> > 
> > I want hardware decoding things in that release (frame pool info,
> > cuvid). I vote the release until this has happened.  
> 
> Iam not sure what you mean by "I vote the release ..."
> please clarify

"I vote to delay the release"

> But i do not think that delaying the release further is what most
> developers want. In case thats what you suggest.
> The release is already several months behind shedule
> 
> Releases should be done "early and often", waiting for "in development"
> features will delay a release forever, theres always another feature
> on the horizon that someone wants in.
> 
> Of course if the majority wants me to wait with the release, its easy
> to wait for as long as people want me to wait ...
> 
> Thanks
> 
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