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The Developer Documentation had instructions to
subscribe to the ffmpeg-cvslog email list. But that is
no longer accurate. For the purposes in this section --
review of patches, discussion of development issues --
ffmpeg_devel is the appropriate email list. Some developers
may want to monitor ffmpeg-cvslog, but it is not mandatory.

This is v3 of this doc, based on discussion in thread
<https://ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2017-November/220528.html>
and in response to docs Maintainer comments in
<https://ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2017-December/221596.html>.

1. In doc/developer.texi, add a new section about
ffmpeg-devel, based on existing text from ffmpeg-cvslog
section regarding discussion of patches and of
development issues. Reflect wording from discussion at
<https://ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2017-November/221199.html>
but with copy-editing to make wording more concise.

2. In doc/developer.texi, rewrite the ffmpeg-cvslog section
to match the current usage of ffmpeg-cvslog. Some
developers choose to follow this list, but it is not
mandatory.

There are a lot of improvements possible to the
Developer Documentation page, beyond this refactoring.
However, making those improvements is a much bigger
and more difficult task.  This change is "low hanging
fruit".

Signed-off-by: Jim DeLaHunt <from.ffmpeg-dev@jdlh.com>
Signed-off-by: Timothy Gu <timothygu99@gmail.com>
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@ -380,12 +380,28 @@ always check values read from some untrusted source before using them
as array index or other risky things.
@section Documentation/Other
@subheading Subscribe to the ffmpeg-devel mailing list.
It is important to be subscribed to the
@uref{https://lists.ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel, ffmpeg-devel}
mailing list. Almost any non-trivial patch is to be sent there for review.
Other developers may have comments about your contribution. We expect you see
those comments, and to improve it if requested. (N.B. Experienced committers
have other channels, and may sometimes skip review for trivial fixes.) Also,
discussion here about bug fixes and FFmpeg improvements by other developers may
be helpful information for you. Finally, by being a list subscriber, your
contribution will be posted immediately to the list, without the moderation
hold which messages from non-subscribers experience.
However, it is more important to the project that we receive your patch than
that you be subscribed to the ffmpeg-devel list. If you have a patch, and don't
want to subscribe and discuss the patch, then please do send it to the list
anyway.
@subheading Subscribe to the ffmpeg-cvslog mailing list.
It is important to do this as the diffs of all commits are sent there and
reviewed by all the other developers. Bugs and possible improvements or
general questions regarding commits are discussed there. We expect you to
react if problems with your code are uncovered.
Diffs of all commits are sent to the
@uref{https://lists.ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-cvslog, ffmpeg-cvslog}
mailing list. Some developers read this list to review all code base changes
from all sources. Subscribing to this list is not mandatory.
@subheading Keep the documentation up to date.
Update the documentation if you change behavior or add features. If you are