I seem to recall that they lamented on twitter the low amount of (monetary or code) contribution they got, despite how heavily they are used.

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godelski 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

They have some fire tweets, especially when people say they write things from scratch or boast about how much money they make with ffmpeg wrappers

https://x.com/FFmpeg/status/1775178803129602500

https://x.com/FFmpeg/status/1856078171017281691

https://x.com/FFmpeg/status/1950227075576823817

Oh, and here's one making fun of HN comments. Hi ffmpeg :) https://x.com/FFmpeg/status/1947076489880486131

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hdgvhicv 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Wasn’t that a trillion dollar company demanding support for their little problem?

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lo_zamoyski 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

No one is forcing them to produce code for free. There is something toxic about giving things away for free with the ulterior motive of getting money for it.

	▲	imchillyb 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		It’s market manipulation, with the understanding that free beats every other metric. Once the competition fails, the value extraction process can begin. This is where the toxicity of our city begins to manifest. Once there is no competition remaining we can begin eating seeds as a pastime activity. The toxicity of our city; our city. How do you own the world? Disorder. Disorder…