[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] Suggestion for a Nicer Integration with GitHub

Soft Works softworkz at hotmail.com
Thu Aug 12 16:20:54 EEST 2021



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel-bounces at ffmpeg.org> On Behalf Of
> Nicolas George
> Sent: Thursday, 12 August 2021 14:18
> To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-
> devel at ffmpeg.org>
> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] Suggestion for a Nicer Integration
> with GitHub
> 
> Soft Works (12021-08-12):
> > Assuming that developers who submit patches via GitHub would be
> less
> > skilled than those who work with a mailing list is arrogant and
> > far away from reality.
> 
> Fortunately, that is not what I wrote. You could just have read my
> arguments more carefully instead of subjecting us to the same
> platitudes

Yes, that's not what you wrote, but that attitude was shining out
between the lines very clearly.

> If you want to integrate to the project, first show that you are
> willing
> and capable to, and you will be welcomed, and then you can make it
> evolve for the better while retaining the parts that work well.
> 
> If you want the project to change its way of working to accommodate
> you
> before we even know if you will be submitting quality patches for the
> long run... go grok some PHP or something.

I've read through zillions of conversations on GitHub in hundreds of
repositories, but in all the years I've never seen conversations like
this one over there.

softworkz


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