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FFmpeg to Google: Fund us or stop sending bugs

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1125 points CrankyBear | 2 comments | 11 Nov 25 18:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.496s | source
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skybrian ◴[11 Nov 25 20:48 UTC] No.45892604[source]▶
Here's a thread by Google's head of security that notes the ways they've contributed to FFmpeg over the years:

https://x.com/argvee/status/1986194852669964528

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1. mellosouls ◴[12 Nov 25 10:41 UTC] No.45898588[source]▶
To help those without access to X, the PR thread linked appears to give 2014 as the last time they reported solid contributions to helping fix security issues in ffmpeg.

https://security.googleblog.com/2014/01/ffmpeg-and-thousand-...

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2. skybrian ◴[12 Nov 25 21:50 UTC] No.45907265[source]▶
While technically accurate, this is selective quoting, leaving out other contributions.

Here's an archive link:

https://xcancel.com/argvee/status/1986194852669964528