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FFmpeg to Google: Fund us or stop sending bugs

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1124 points CrankyBear | 3 comments | 11 Nov 25 18:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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phkahler ◴[11 Nov 25 19:41 UTC] No.45891830[source]▶
From TFA this was telling:

Thus, as Mark Atwood, an open source policy expert, pointed out on Twitter, he had to keep telling Amazon to not do things that would mess up FFmpeg because, he had to keep explaining to his bosses that “They are not a vendor, there is no NDA, we have no leverage, your VP has refused to help fund them, and they could kill three major product lines tomorrow with an email. So, stop, and listen to me … ”

I agree with the headline here. If Google can pay someone to find bugs, they can pay someone to fix them. How many time have managers said "Don't come to me with problems, come with solutions"

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skrebbel ◴[11 Nov 25 19:52 UTC] No.45891966[source]▶
How could ffmpeg maintainers kill three major AWS product lines with an email?
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1. DragonStrength ◴[12 Nov 25 01:14 UTC] No.45895260[source]▶
Open up an Amazon media app and navigate around enough, and you'll encounter a page with all their "Third Party Software Licenses."

For instance, here's one for the Amazon Music apps, which includes an FFMpeg license: https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=...

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2. skrebbel ◴[12 Nov 25 07:52 UTC] No.45897430[source]▶
And? How does that give the ffmpeg authors a power over Amazon? (Hint: it doesn’t and the guy we’re discussing is spewing nonsense for maximum retweets)
3. rossant ◴[12 Nov 25 08:06 UTC] No.45897526[source]▶
Is the idea that ffmpeg could change its license and wreak havoc?