[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] financial sustainability Plan A (SPI)

[Michael Niedermayer]

On Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 01:43:34PM +0300, Rémi Denis-Courmont wrote:
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> Le 26 octobre 2023 18:45:23 GMT+03:00, Michael Niedermayer <michael at niedermayer.cc> a écrit :
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> >* If you have some flashy FFmpeg project you want to work on with a cost of
> >  between 5-15k $ then propose it on the mailing list, make yourself ready for
> >  some paperwork complexities and some public debate as thats the first time we
> >  try this, there will be extra issues likely.
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> I don't think that code bounties count toward OSS "sustainability". It's condoning the so-called jig economy, which is the opposite, IMO.

This is just a first step.
If we can attract the financial resources to pay people in a repeated fashion
"each month" then thats absolutely what id like to do with SPI

thx

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