On Tue, 22 Jul 2025 02:15:22 -0700, Jacob Lifshay wrote: > On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM Kacper Michajlow <kaspe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Tue, 22 Jul 2025 at 05:54, Lynne <d...@lynne.ee> wrote: > > > + Additionally, new users have frequently encountered difficulties > > > with mailing list development. > > > + From finding out the correct SMTP login details, configuring git > > > send-email, new email security > > > + mechanisms interfering with mailing list operations, and finally not > > > having a comfortable workflow > > > + to review patches. > > > > Just a 2 cents from me, I don't think sending email itself is a > > problem, > > If you don't need to send patches, email isn't really a problem. > > however, imo figuring out how to get git send-email to work is a > significant problem (it took me like 20-30min to set up since I was > also figuring how to securely store the gmail app password in gnome > keyring using a git credential helper), I have contributed to quite a > few FOSS projects over the last 10yr or so and FFmpeg is the only(?) > one that requires using git send-email. the vast majority of them are > using a git forge or you just point them to your git forge of choice > and they'll pull from there.
people can always just manually attach patches to emails sent to ffmpeg-devel list. no need for git send mail. git-send-email is not a requirement to contribute to ffmpeg. in fact, i've never used git send email to send patches. git send-email is not listed as a requirement on our mailing list information page: https://ffmpeg.org/contact.html#MailingLists likewise , the submitting patches developer documentation does not make git send-email a requirement. https://ffmpeg.org/developer.html#Introduction also i'm sure whatever development toolset you use can be scripted to send a patch via email? are you using github or some other non command line git to write code? maybe there is an easier workflow for you if git send-email is not to your liking? thanks for detailing out how other projects do it though, we are always looking to improve. -compn _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-devel mailing list ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-devel-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".
