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Software that lasts over 10 years should be celebrated. Software that is still just as relevant after 20 years is extraordinary. If VideoLAN were a startup, it'
by asciident 6y ago
Software that lasts over 10 years should be celebrated. Software that is still just as relevant after 20 years is extraordinary. If VideoLAN were a startup, it'd be a unicorn.
VLC (and ffmpeg) are nearly singlehandedly keeping the world's media accessible. Otherwise, video would probably be a walled garden (subscribe to Adobe Cloud, share to Youtube, etc.).
- Bakary 6y ago>If VideoLAN were a startup, it'd be a unicorn. Isn't VLC useful precisely because the interests of the devs and users are aligned? If it were a startup, they would have had to ruin it to continue
- M2Ys4U 6y ago>If VideoLAN were a startup, it'd be a unicorn. If it were a startup it would have been run in to the ground by VCs in the name of growth-or-die.