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This is the least informed take i've ever seen. I worked at fb, and I'm 100% certain we sponsored VLC and OBS at the time. It would be strange if we didn't spo
by randall 7mo ago
This is the least informed take i've ever seen.
I worked at fb, and I'm 100% certain we sponsored VLC and OBS at the time. It would be strange if we didn't sponsor FFMPEG, but regardless (as the article says) we definitely got out of our internal fork and upstreamed a lot of the changes.
I worked on live, and everyone in the entire org worships ffmpeg.
- Suckseh 7mo agoYou make a lot of money, Meta makes A LOT of money. doesn't matter how you worship ffmpeg if a company, which makes billions by destroying our society, gives a little bit of handout back. So good for you? Bad for ffmpeg, society and the rest of the world.
- tt24 7mo agoMeta has made more positive contributions to society and the world than every HN commenter combined, and more than most of the other FAANGS (Amazon being the exception).
- tsumnia 7mo agoDamned for virtual signalling if they make posts about their contributions, damned for destroying tech when they don't. I love these kinds of articles and share them with students all the time.
- JambalayaJimbo 7mo agoWhile contributing back to ffmpeg is great, this is insanely hyperbolic lol. Do you genuinely think Instagram and Facebook are positive contributions to society?
- Suckseh 7mo ago[dead]
- BorisMelnik 7mo agoI never said they didn't sponsor them, it just isnt enough, not even close. and I know the teams love ffmpeg, there are some great folks at meta just not a lot in the c suite
- flipped 7mo ago[dead]