On Tue, 16 Sep 2025, Michael Niedermayer via ffmpeg-devel wrote:
On Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 02:12:20PM +0300, Martin Storsjö via ffmpeg-devel wrote:
On Tue, 16 Sep 2025, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
Hi all
2 months ago we voted on testing Forgejo vs Gitlab, we picked and tested
Forgejo. And as said in that vote, (and surprisingly, i have not forgotten it)
heres the "after testing" discussion and vote
do we want to keep Forgejo or switch back to the ML workflow
(or something else)
F. keep Forgejo as primary forge for patch/git workflow
M. switch back to the ML for patch/git workflow
all GA members can vote, by publically replying here with a
"F." / "Forgejo" vs "M." / "ML"
Any vote on anything that can be even potentially contentious should be made
with closed voting, not requiring everybody to publicly state their
preference.
You mean a "secret ballot"
First, id like to say thanks, for you commenting here, even if we dont
agree. I think such debate is a good thing as long as its friendly
and you always have been friendly!
my current oppinion on the subject:
The main goal of a secret ballot is to protect the citizen so she can delegate
her power to a "office holder" freely
No, that is not the point at all.
The point is having one's voice and vote count, without needing to
disclose it publicly. On potentially contentious matters, people eligible
to vote may wish to do so, without having to publicly state their
preference attached to their name.
Or like Rémi explained it in
https://ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2025-August/347939.html:
A public ballot, also known as plebiscite, is by nature a performative
exercise.
A secret ballot allows people to express their opinion based purely on
the technical and moral merits without the fear of a bad perception and
self-censorship.
// Martin
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