Hello, Maybe this didn't occur to you, but microsoft contributes to the OSS ecosystem and, I'd argue, we have much more to fear from them as they have declared, through their past actions and their founding CEO, Mr. Gates, to be very anti-OSS. Tell me, have you spoken about concerns regarding the "security" and "integrity" of their SW?
Or how about Mixed-Source SW, which Valve, google(Android), and others do? Just like every other OSS contribution on the planet, Russian coder's code gets reviewed by others for it's "security," "integrity," and performance, functionality, and features. If you feel that there's some lack of "security" and/or "integrity" on the part of Russian coder's code, you're welcome to review it yourself, and point out any vulnerabilities that you find to the various projects and their to said projects' upstream users. To try and simply wall off a whole section of people because of some unproven suspicion is both anti-science, because nothing has been proven, and irrational, as not every individual or group of individuals are your enemy just because some other group of people or individuals are, or may be, your enemy. Furthermore, inasmuch as you'd like peace, it logically follows that you will try to approach people in the spirit of peace. On top of being common-sense, this is basic game-theory 101. Sincerely, David On Mon, 6 Jul 2026 18:18:37 +0300 Yehor Smoliakov via ffmpeg-user <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Reindl, > > This is not about cancel culture, but rather about the risks associated > with state-sponsored influence. Including software affiliated with > Russian authorities in open-source projects sends a concerning signal > regarding security and integrity. > > It is important to consider how such affiliations may impact the broader > ecosystem, particularly given the current geopolitical context and its > influence on European security. > > Best regards, > > Yehor Smoliakov > > > On Mon, 6 Jul 2026 at 16:53, Reindl Harald via ffmpeg-user < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Am 06.07.26 um 15:38 schrieb Yehor Smoliakov via ffmpeg-user: > > > I am writing to bring a concern to your attention regarding an issue > > > identified in the whisper.cpp repository (Issue #3930, link - > > > https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/issues/3930). > > > > > > Upon reviewing the current implementation, I would like to seek > > > clarification from the FFmpeg maintainers regarding the use of > > > software that is Russian state-sponsored. Given the architectural > > > standards of the project, could you please explain why this > > > specific software is being utilized and whether this aligns with > > > your security and ethical > > guidelines? > > and what is your problem? > > nobody needs cancel culture > > _______________________________________________ > > ffmpeg-user mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
