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EXIF orientation info in PNGs isn't used for image-orientation: from-image

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94 points justin-reeves | 2 comments | 21 Nov 25 13:29 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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LiamPowell ◴[21 Nov 25 14:02 UTC] No.46004693[source]▶
See also: The VLC bug that incorrectly applies right crops as left crops [1]. This bug report is from 2023, however the bug has existed as long as VLC has as far as I know.

I'm always surprised to see bugs like this where an extremely easy to test part of the spec just seemingly isn't tested and ends up as a bug that never gets fixed until many years later.

[0]: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/issues/28279

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moron4hire ◴[21 Nov 25 14:26 UTC] No.46004920[source]▶
I firmly believe every product team needs to be split in two: one half works on the issue of highest importance, the other works on the easiest issues. If only to avoid the embarrassment of easy to fix bugs that were passed over for eons just because they weren't priority-high.
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1. arkh ◴[21 Nov 25 15:19 UTC] No.46005360[source]▶
I feel like with opensource projects those kind of "easy to fix but not priority" bugs are a really nice way to keep the door open to new contributors.

You're a new coder and would like to help a project, if possible a big one for your resume? Here are something to get started.

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2. seba_dos1 ◴[21 Nov 25 15:24 UTC] No.46005396[source]▶
Yeah, people really underestimate how many low hanging fruits are left there to reach for even in fairly popular projects. Don't just assume that "surely someone must have tried to fix this already", it's not always the case.