LibJPEG-Turbo is a really great library. We tested a number of them, and wound up using it. It has a good, commercial-friendly license, and screams like a bat out of hell.<p>I no longer work for the company that would have used it, but I'd gently suggest that it would not be a good idea to let it die.
DRC is an absolute beast. I respect the author in every way - from his incredible work on LibJPEG-Turbo to his 5 year slog getting VirtualGL to work without an x-server (<a href="https://github.com/VirtualGL/virtualgl/issues/10" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/VirtualGL/virtualgl/issues/10</a>).<p>It's a shame he can't find support for this, because his projects truly are worth the effort for the niche they fill :(
I would have a hard time convincing management to sponsor, but if there was an affordable support option, it would be easier.... We regularly pay 1k/year support for ‘mission critical’ systems.
A link to <a href="https://jpeg.rocks/" rel="nofollow">https://jpeg.rocks/</a> was posted here:
<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25712301" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25712301</a><p>This is based on <a href="https://github.com/mozilla/mozjpeg" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/mozilla/mozjpeg</a>, which is a patched version of <a href="https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo</a>
It feels like patio11‘s comment on donating vs. paying for open source software should be linked to from here:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10863939" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10863939</a>
I would consider donating, but I'd frankly prefer to donate to tax-exempt orgs. That way I can donate more with the same effective "cost" to myself. I get that it's not trivial to set one of these up (especially for someone who is already in a funding deficit), but I think it would make donations a more attractive option for people.<p>Additionally, the email talks about funding in hours of development work, but doesn't mention what each hour costs... would be helpful information to have in order to size a donation.
How much of a time saving is it for an open source project to stop writing code and simply switch to reviewing/accepting PR's from external contributors?