[FFmpeg-devel] FFmpeg governance

[compn]

On Thu, 2 Jan 2025 02:23:08 +0000, Kieran Kunhya via ffmpeg-devel wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM compn <ff at hawaiiantel.net> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 31 Dec 2024 17:28:31 +0000, Kieran Kunhya via ffmpeg-devel
> > wrote:
> >  
> > > I personally don't want any control (I am not in GA or CC), I want the
> > > people to control FFmpeg.  
> >
> > iirc someone wanted, to improve security, to have releases and snapshots
> > to be signed off by multiple people.
> >
> > i suggested at vdd in the ffmpeg meeting that a backup ffmpeg server
> > could be made at videolan. ffmpeg snapshots and releases could be
> > signed and hosted at videolan, or where ever. does not have to be
> > videolan. we could go back to sourceforge even.
> >
> > anyone can do this today if they wanted. it doesnt require a vote. just
> > a simple patch to src/download and whoever volunteers to admin the
> > backup server.
> >
> > -compn  
> 
> The whole point of having releases and snapshots signed off by
> multiple people is that they are signed *at the same time* by multiple
> people during the release process.
> Your proposal does not appear to do this and of course continues the
> status quo where one person controls everything.

yes multiple people sign it on server 2 at the same time during the
release process.

-compn