[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] How to become release maintainer

Reto Kromer lists at reto.ch
Mon Aug 5 16:35:11 EEST 2019


James Almer wrote:

>>> master nb_commits % 1500 == 0.

>And if you make the cut as strict as you suggest, you'll surely
>get broken releases.

I fully agree that such an orthodoxy would result in broken
releases.

Seen this from a user of releases perspective, a good compromise
between availability of new features and deployment of a new
version would be a few months, such as one release per season.
Hope this input is useful for the discussion.

Best regards, Reto



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