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

[Michael Niedermayer]

On Mon, Aug 05, 2019 at 08:48:03PM +0200, Thilo Borgmann wrote:
> 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?

samples at ffmpeg.org already exists and some daily debug messages from cronjobs
end there. I am reluctant to just add people to this as they have not
agreed to receive such cronjob "spam"
but i can trivially add anyone who wants to be added
or create a different alias with everyone who has currently access

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

uploads to fate are relativly rare counting them "per month" would make
more sense than per day


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

thanks


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