[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] GSoC 2025 SDR Cleanup

[Frank Plowman]

On 12/02/2025 01:21, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> Ive added SDR to our GSoC 2025 page as there was just a single project
> on that page and the page needs to be more complete yesterday
> 
> If people are against this say this NOW do not wait until we have accepted
> a student and then start some drama
> It can be removed now easily but not once someone is working on it
> 
> What is this project about ?
> It is about YOU, the community, you disliked how libavradio is interfaced.
> It bascially was just a demuxer/input device
> 
> So this Project is about someone within GSoC re structuring libavradio
> and interfacing with a demuxer/input device as was previously suggested.
> 
> Please clearly list all requirements you have for this to get into git master
> 

I don't think this is a good idea.  Regardless of one's opinion
regarding SDR, it is evidently a contentious project.  It is unlikely
that the collective community arrive at a unambiguous set of criteria
for adoption before the project list goes live.  As such, I think it is
likely that SDR would continue to be the subject of critique if it were
a GSoC project.  Having a (potentially unsuspecting) student inserted
right in the middle of this messy situation seems very unfair.

-- 
Frank