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FFmpeg turmoilFFmpeg turmoilPosted Jan 20, 2011 14:59 UTC (Thu) by bgmarete (guest, #47484)Parent article: FFmpeg turmoil
This is unsettling, even sad.
FFmpeg is one of those pivotal FOSS projects. It is absolutely crucial to a decent multimedia experience not only on Linux but also on other free operating systems as well. It is high quality code that we all use everyday. And Michael Niedermayer has been very important in maintaining high coding standards. But not only that: A look at git-blame-stats reveals that he is far-and-away the most important contributor. For example he wrote and maintains, more or less single-handedly, the H.264 decoder.
I hope that every effort will be made to ensure his continued participation in the project.
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FFmpeg turmoil Posted Jan 20, 2011 22:31 UTC (Thu) by cosoleto (guest, #64771) [Link]
Michael Niedermayer: «Theres quite a lot that has happened in the last few days and I have not made up my mind entirely what I will do, maybe I'll continue to maintain ffmpeg at videolan for a while, as long as users or developers want it or there are some who offer little jobs on ffmpeg but in the end I will likely leave Contributing to the new maintainers is no fun and too much bikesheding for me besides I still feel the whole move was plain and simple wrong like it was done and I do not want to support that». (http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2011-Jan...)
FFmpeg turmoil Posted Jan 21, 2011 20:20 UTC (Fri) by JEDIDIAH (guest, #14504) [Link]
The impact of ffmpeg goes far beyond just open source Unixen. It helps make the multi-media experience better on all desktop operating systems including the proprietary and fruity ones. It's a foundation library used by more than just Linux-centric or even libre projects.
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