[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v5 1/6] avformat/apm: use new extradata format

[Paul B Mahol]

On 7/7/20, Michael Niedermayer <michael at niedermayer.cc> wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 07, 2020 at 02:52:23PM +0200, Paul B Mahol wrote:
>> On 7/7/20, Michael Niedermayer <michael at niedermayer.cc> wrote:
>> > On Tue, Jul 07, 2020 at 09:46:27AM +0000, Zane van Iperen wrote:
>> >> On Mon, 6 Jul 2020 18:29:57 +0200
>> >> "Michael Niedermayer" <michael at niedermayer.cc> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > On Mon, Jul 06, 2020 at 09:24:20AM +0000, Zane van Iperen wrote:
>> >> > > Signed-off-by: Zane van Iperen <zane at zanevaniperen.com>
>> > [...]
>> >> > You also may want to add yourself to the MAINTAINERs file
>> >> >
>> >> Will do, I'll send it in a different patchset.
>> >> Would this warrant commit access? Because I'm including a GPG key, I'd
>> >> like to have the commit signed, and `git format-patch` doesn't like
>> >> signatures.
>> >
>> > One of the purposes of the MAINTAINERs file is to list the people with
>> > git write access.
>> > So normally, if someone is in the file, wants and needs git write,
>> > he/she can have git write.
>> > write access makes maintaince more easy and practical.
>>
>> By this reasoning and ignorance you are indirectly confirming you are
>> still FFmpeg leader.
>
> The way the git access works is
> 1. Developer sends a patch to the MAINTAINERs file
> 2. people can object to that patch like to any other patch
> 3. patch is applied and the new maintainer is offered write access unless
>    that is forgotten, the developer explicitly doesnt
>    want write access or is too inexperienced with git.

There are numerous gaps in this rules/scenario.

The whole procedure should be strictly defined.

> There is no leader involved in this process anywhere
>
> thx
>
> [...]
> --
> Michael     GnuPG fingerprint: 9FF2128B147EF6730BADF133611EC787040B0FAB
>
> Breaking DRM is a little like attempting to break through a door even
> though the window is wide open and the only thing in the house is a bunch
> of things you dont want and which you would get tomorrow for free anyway
>