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Why VLC?
by heavenlyblue 9y ago
Why VLC?
- Numberwang 9y agoYeah, mpv.io is where it's at.
- thresh 9y agompv is dead
- Numberwang 9y agoeh, no?
- saagarjha 9y agoTheir thriving Git repository says otherwise: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv
- mrob 9y agoLooks alive to me: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/commits/master https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/commits/master
- agumonkey 9y agoso lovely I use it on windows. so lovely also has lua scripting support https://mpv.io/manual/stable/#lua-scripting https://mpv.io/manual/stable/#lua-scripting
- Fnoord 9y agoWhy?
- detaro 9y agoBecause it's software the EU institutions use. EDIT: VLC was the third-highest ranked one from a survey on what software to study, with the two already reviewed ones (KeePass and Apache HTTPD) being above it.
- ars 9y agoIt's because VLC was written in Europe, in Paris specifically. It's more multinational now, but still primarily a European project. Realistically they are not going to fund an American project. I know the Internet makes "country" semi-obsolete (at least when describing software), countries themselves still care a lot about that.
- detaro 9y agoThey funded a review for Apache HTTPD before, and basically all other candidates are international projects: https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/news/ec-audit-apache-http-serve-0 https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/news/ec-audit-apache-http-serve-... I wouldn't be surprised though if EU-centric communities were more likely to know/care about this initiative (and thus voted), putting 2 european projects in the top 3.
- madez 9y agoThe internet does not make countries obsolete. Who thinks that is inside a bubble that can burst horribly painfully. The internet is a way to share information very fast and very cheap, but that's it. There are still countless of other dimensions that are more important, and they are often organized by countries. Economic welfare of all regions and decentralized power over/knowledge about infrastructure such as software is important. It is very much not irrelevant whether a project is developed in Europa, China, USA, India or Russia. I expect authorities to take into account where the majority of the development is happening. They should do that. EDIT: Replaced the wrong word 'fairwell' with 'welfare'.
- DKnoll 9y agoGood points. > Economic fairwell of all regions You're looking for the word 'welfare' here, by the way.
- BrandoElFollito 9y agoThey're still funding an American company (HackerOne) despite having European platforms (at least two in France for instance)
- matt4077 9y agoI'm trying to think of an open source project that is used as widely as VLC, and not backed by Google. Maybe there is, but I can't think of any.