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FFmpeg to Google: Fund us or stop sending bugs

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1125 points CrankyBear | 3 comments | 11 Nov 25 18:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.898s | source
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ironman1478 ◴[11 Nov 25 20:00 UTC] No.45892049[source]▶
Never work for free. It's a complete market distortion and leads to bad actors taking advantage of you and your work.
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1. PeaceTed ◴[11 Nov 25 20:24 UTC] No.45892347[source]▶
I love the spirit of working for free on a project of passion. But yes it only takes a few bad actors to totally exploit it.
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2. kome ◴[12 Nov 25 06:44 UTC] No.45897054[source]▶
use GPL
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3. NoGravitas ◴[12 Nov 25 14:41 UTC] No.45900810[source]▶
AGPL at a minimum. Some kind of copyfarleft license if a corporation exploiting your code is a serious concern.