If I don't see a github action I'll usually pass on downloading. But what do you mean by "random person's site"? It's ffmpeg.org - is that not a reliable source?
> But what do you mean by "random person's site"? It's ffmpeg.org - is that not a reliable source?
The concern is that FFmpeg does not provide Windows binaries for themselves, they link to someone else who does.
You could argue that those providers are fine since they're implicitly being endorsed by FFmpeg, but it's not super clear whether they're trustworthy people involved in FFmpeg or randos that opened a GitHub issue saying "Hey I'm providing Windows binaries for people if they want them!"
The concern is that FFmpeg does not provide Windows binaries for themselves, they link to someone else who does.
You could argue that those providers are fine since they're implicitly being endorsed by FFmpeg, but it's not super clear whether they're trustworthy people involved in FFmpeg or randos that opened a GitHub issue saying "Hey I'm providing Windows binaries for people if they want them!"