[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] ipfsgateway: Remove default gateway

[Ronald S. Bultje]

Hi,

On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 5:52 AM Nicolas George <george at nsup.org> wrote:

> Tomas Härdin (12022-08-22):
> > I'd actually argue that in that case we should link a library that
> > implements IPFS, not split developer effort by trying to implement it
> > ourselves.
>
> Is FFmpeg meant to be just a convenient set of wrappers for existing
> libraries, then?
>
> If not, what is your criterion to decide when splitting developer effort
> is worth including a native version in FFmpeg.
>

I think it usually comes down to a developer wanting to, you know, spend
time on it.

As an example: if Tomas (or anyone) wants to write native IPFS: great.
Otherwise, we can accept an external lib for it.

Ronald