[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add more fields based on the linux kernel MAINTAINERs

[Anton Khirnov]

Quoting Michael Niedermayer (2024-08-15 09:33:07)
> Text was stolen from the linux kernel
> This is thus identical to the kernel just a different more compact format.
> I am very happy also to switch the file entirely to the format of the linux kernel maintainer list
> if people prefer
> 
> This allows tracking the status of each sub system, if it needs new blood or not
> 
> It allows people to specify a separate webpage / document describing the subsystem
> It allows people to ask for bug reports to be mailed to them instead of just
> sent to trac.
> It allows listing things like gitlab or github or anything else where to
> submit patches. This could be used both for testing new patch submission systems
> as well as permanently honoring the preferance of the developers maintaining a
> subsystem.
> It allows listing a separate tree where development happens, and against which
> thus patches should be done.
> 
> Overall this gives us/the people many more options on how to maintain their stuff

I agree with Rémi that we are way too small to need Linux-style
subsystem delegation. I do not see who this is for and what actual
problems it is supposed to address.

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Anton Khirnov