[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] samples.ffmpeg.org

[Thilo Borgmann]

Am 05.08.19 um 17:57 schrieb Paul B Mahol:
> On Mon, Aug 5, 2019 at 5:45 PM Michael Niedermayer <michael at niedermayer.cc>
> wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, Aug 05, 2019 at 05:24:31PM +0200, Paul B Mahol wrote:
>>> On Mon, Aug 5, 2019 at 5:21 PM Michael Niedermayer
>> <michael at niedermayer.cc>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, Aug 05, 2019 at 02:44:29AM +0000, Li, Zhong wrote:
>>>>>> From: ffmpeg-devel [mailto:ffmpeg-devel-bounces at ffmpeg.org] On
>> Behalf
>>>>>> Of Michael Niedermayer
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 5, 2019 3:45 AM
>>>>>> To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches
>>>>>> <ffmpeg-devel at ffmpeg.org>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] samples.ffmpeg.org
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 04, 2019 at 05:42:14PM +0100, Kieran Kunhya wrote:
>>>>>>> On Sat, 3 Aug 2019 at 18:35, Michael Niedermayer
>>>>>>> <michael at niedermayer.cc>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi all
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It seems we do not have a list of people volunteering to do
>> uploads
>>>>>>>> to samples. And no place to send such requests to except here,
>>>> where
>>>>>>>> they sometimes get ignored.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just give everyone with push access right to upload.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Upload currently requires an account on the server, giving
>> everyone an
>>>>>> account is a security risk.
>>>>>> It also doesnt really make sense to give someone access who doesnt
>> need
>>>>>> access.
>>>>>> If someone wants to take care of uploads (s)he can have access.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Of course if theres a majority wanting everyone with push access to
>>>> have an
>>>>>> account on the server, sure we will do that but i dont think its a
>>>> good idea.
>>>>>> IMHO its always better (aka more secure) if access is kept at a
>>>> minimum.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> besides, it would be a bit of work to keep the list of who has push
>>>> access and
>>>>>> who has sampeles access synchronized. Its different servers and
>>>> different
>>>>>> types of "accounts"
>>>>>> and the whole point from my point of view is that id like to spend
>> my
>>>> time on
>>>>>> other areas on FFmpeg While keeping accounts synchronized would be
>>>>>> probably more work than doing the uploads myself
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> My suggestions would be:
>>>>> 1. If there is any volunteer to be fate-samples MAINTAINERS, tell him
>>>> how to apply and update the FATE MAINTAINERS list.
>>>>
>>>> Iam not sure if there is someone, but if so (s)he should send an email
>> to
>>>> root or to ffmpeg-devel (again in case he did long ago already)
>>>>
>>>
>>> You are not sure that you gave someone upload access to fate samples?
>>> Perhaps you forgot?
>>
>> iam not sure if someone volunteered and did not receive access as at a
>> similar time other people suggested that the existing people with access
>> could handle it and no new uploaders where needed.
>>
>> So yeah, short form: i forgot the name from an email months or years ago.
>>
>>
> Can you check now who have access?

Would it make sense to create a samples at ffmpeg.org address and put the people in charge behind that address?

How much work does one expect from that? Do we upload several a day?

I would volunteer to take at least part of the burden.

-Thilo