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Chinese semiconductor outfit has Linux MPP repository on Github disabled after a DMCA takedown request & FFmpeg team accuses it of using libavcodec code without attribution (www.tomshardware.com)

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[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world -2 points 2 days ago

There's a time and place, no? You buy a $30k video switcher with support, do you really want to fuck with the internals or just get the company to add/fix features you need. It's impossible for the company to support you once you've fucked with the thing.
I understand open source - we use it and we contribute. But that doesn't mean we can open source all our code. We have competitors who would abuse that. If no one can make a living selling code, then there will be no one to support open source.