[FFmpeg-devel] [POLL] [VOTE] code.ffmpeg.org

[Lynne]

On 13/07/2025 20:43, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> Do people want Forgejo or Gitlab on code.ffmpeg.org for testing?
> 
> F. code.ffmpeg.org should run Forgejo
> G. code.ffmpeg.org should run Gitlab
> 
> all GA members can vote, by publically replying here with a
> "F." / "Forgejo" vs "G." / "Gitlab"
> End time is in 7 days unless teh community wants to extend that.
> (or do people want a formal vote to be setup? on vote.ffmpeg.org)
> 
> After we decide what to run on code.ffmpeg.org, I intend to
> * apply the CI patches which timo currently keeps rebasing on the Forgejo git
>    (maybe timo can post these to ffmpeg-devel)
> 
> * extend my github cronjob to autosync Forgejo or Gitlab too
>    (or someone else can set one up)
> 
> * announce code.ffmpeg.org publically so people can start submitting
>    and reviewing on it as an alternative to the ML
> 
> * and a month or 2 after that we can re-asses how many people use code.ffmpeg.org
>    and how many use the ML. Then we could decide to keep using both
>    in parallel or switch back to ML or just use code.ffmpeg.org. Or in fact
>    we could switch between Gitlab or Forgejo here still as well.
F.

It loads full diffs instantly, doesn't error randomly when loading MRs, 
it lacks paid versions, lacks AI chatbots, and we can fix it if it needs 
fixing.

Its already pretty much fully setup, anyone can test it on code.ffmpeg.org