[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] avcodec/jpeg2000dec: Fix mixed declaration and code

[Paul B Mahol]

On 4/11/20, Nicolas George <george at nsup.org> wrote:
> Anton Khirnov (12020-04-11):
>> It is done the way we, as a whole community, decide it is done. In
>> practice, many people send ALL of their patches to the ML.
>
> I am with Anton on this one. Rules are not set in stone, “and even stone
> changes, anyway”.
>
> And I think too it would be much better if all patches were submitted to
> the mailing-list. To have many eyes spot small mistakes, if only typos
> in the commit message. To get heads-up about possible conflicting work.
> To suggests transversal enhancements, etc.
>
> It is not as if sending the mail and waiting a few days to push the
> branch will hinder anybody's work much. And if it does, well, 2005
> called and they want their SVN habits back.
>
> Code maintainership is first and foremost a responsibility. It only
> gives rights to sustain that responsibility.
>

I own right to directly commit to any file in codebase I maintain.
Because only I know such code well.
Allowing various "nice" interruptions by sending patches to list is
waste of everybody time.