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Years ago I remember complaining on HN that VLC didn't support remembering the position of the video you've already partially watched, when multiple other video
by dmix 1y ago
Years ago I remember complaining on HN that VLC didn't support remembering the position of the video you've already partially watched, when multiple other video players supported it.
The only reply was someone saying you should contribute to the open source project yourself to fix it instead of complaining. I don't know anything about coding a multi-platform video player so I wasn't much use but not long after they released a version supporting it and I felt bad for complaining.
- wiether 1y agongl: I was expecting a crazy success story where you started learning to code to add your feature and then you went on becoming a streaming expert at a FAANG But glad you had your feature!
- snowram 1y agoThank god not every post has to look like a LinkedIn story.
- preisschild 1y agoTbf you could donate money to someone who does have the expertise to do it. Free software is not "free" (as in free beer). People have to build and maintain it.
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- HenrikB 1y agoAnother way to donate is to proof read documentation and report on typos, spelling errors, etc. Some projects have documentation in multiple languages - helping out in a language you know is another excellent way to contribute. Many projects have great communities, making it all fun and engaging.