[FFmpeg-devel] FFmpeg buying an Apple M1 Mac Mini

Thilo Borgmann thilo.borgmann at mail.de
Mon Jan 4 15:34:11 EET 2021


Am 04.01.21 um 13:22 schrieb Kieran Kunhya:
> On Sun, 3 Jan 2021 at 21:53, Josh Dekker <josh at itanimul.li> wrote:
> 
>> On 2021/01/03 20:18, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
>>> On Sun, Jan 03, 2021 at 06:32:11PM +0100, Kieran Kunhya wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> As it's 2021 I would like to propose FFmpeg purchase one or more (e.g
>>>> FATE + development) Apple M1 Mac Minis and provide access to developers.
>>>> This is something I have done a few years ago when AVX2 was a new
>>>> instruction set.
>>>>
>>>> I can host these in the UK 24/7 and provide access and label them as
>>>> belonging to the project and not me.
>>> < To clarify these will be hosted in a proper datacentre, with proper
>>> < connectivity, cooling etc.
>>>>
>>>> I would propose buying and getting reimbursed one or more of:
>>>>
>>>>     - Apple M1 chip with 8‑core CPU, 8‑core GPU and 16‑core Neural
>> Engine
>>>>     - 16GB unified memory
>>>>     - 1TB SSD storage
>>>>     - Gigabit Ethernet
>>>>
>>>> This is £1,299.00 in the UK right now on the Apple Site.
>>>
>>> assuming noone has objections or better suggestions
>>> LGTM
>>>
>>> thx
>>>
>>
>> Ok from me too. I would suggest getting 2x, one for only FATE and the
>> other for general access & development for FFmpeg developers.
>>
> 
> I will buy these if nobody objects by the end of the week.

Totally in favor, also I'd like us to have two machines running.

Thanks for hosting!

-Thilo


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