Bug#729203: Intent to package FFmpeg
Hi Jonathan,
thanks for your interest!
On 26.02.2014 21:17, Jonathan Dowland wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 01:39:23AM +0000, Clint Adams wrote:
>> Ideally someone should upload ffmpeg to unstable instead of
>> endlessly discussing it. I don't see anyone preventing this
>> yet.
>
> Seconded. I felt that Moritz's last message (when it was the last
> message) was fine - let's get it into unstable, and /prove/ that
> security issues can be managed, by managing them. That will go a long
> way towards building trust in the ffmpeg-packaging-team (whoever that
> might be. Still to be resolved I guess) can handle it. It will also
> address the issue for a large chunk of Debian users, who use sid
> anyway.
Well, I think that Moritz is concerned about too many fixes going
through stable-sec, which won't happen for a package in unstable.
But I guess, that if we show that it is well maintained in unstable, it
doesn't hurt.
I intend to be in the packaging team and Alexander Strasser as well.
Other co-maintainers are still welcome.
> And before someone actually uploads the thing - can we please get it
> into a git repo; clarify the team arrangements (collab-maint or set
> up a new one?); and can we reach an agreement on whether the first
> upload offers a binary ffmpeg package only (my preference), before we
> attempt to tackle the library co-installation (which might take a lot
> longer, require ftp master convincing etc.)
I would be fine with collab-maint and Alexander as well. If you create a
repository, we could ask to be added and I could put my current
packaging (imported via git-dsc-import) in there.
Of course, we can statically link the ffmpeg binaries (increases size by
approximately factor 4), or move the libraries to /usr/lib/ffmpeg in a
first phase.
On 26.02.2014 21:34, Jonathan Dowland wrote:
On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 05:43:25PM +0100, Andreas Cadhalpun wrote:
I intend to package and maintain FFmpeg for Debian. Co-maintainers
are welcome.
I am interested in co maintaining and can sponsor uploaders, as long
as the package is maintained in git and we aim to get an ffmpeg binary
into unstable before we try to tackle the library issues (i.e., as a
distinct, first phase, with an accepted upload).
It would be great to have you in the team.
Best regards,
Andreas
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