[FFmpeg-devel] Democratization

[Gyan Doshi]

On 2025-01-20 11:14 pm, Soft Works wrote:
> - An indication that the aim and direction of the contribution is
>    generally acceptable

This the crux of the matter. There appear to be two camps at odds with 
one another:

1) a conservative camp which wants to avoid features or changes which 
don't neatly fit within a conventional pure architecture with clear 
separation of roles and duties, or features which are of use only to 
some users

and,

2) a broadband camp which accepts features which are niche or which 
require some hybrid accommodation in its implementation.

For most of ffmpeg history, the latter has been the dominant camp. But 
not in recent history.
Tweaking the structures or procedures of governance can't ultimately 
bridge this chasm. It's almost like these camps should be part of 
different projects.

Regards,
Gyan