.....do you think they paid for winRAR tho??
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And in contrast to other pieces of software, it seems to be working.
Gotta feel cool to have your software support the people doing the "real" work.
Poor ffmpeg
Isn't ffmpeg from the MPEG group which is pretty huge and has a bunch of money from all bug tech that want to use it? Idk, just what I have heard :D
Maybe ffmpreg will have more luck...
Years ago I when I wrote software for a living, I had an argument with a colleague, and I tried to explain to him:
The "supported" closed-source library he wanted to use was pretty popular because it was marketed by a huge company with a marketing department, or because it had a first-mover advantage, or because there were training events and books built around it, etc.
The unsupported free open-source library I wanted to use was the most popular library of its kind in the whole world. And it got to that position without any of those advantages.
What does that suggest about their relative usefulness? The open source community is closer to being a real meritocracy. The number one app or library is probably number one for non-structural reasons.
it shows people are still dumb enough to fall for advertising....
Never underestimate people’s ability to be stupid.
I think the main reason most companies choose closed source is because management gets a hard-on for the thought of having someone to complain to. If they can't call meetings with someone responsible and demand a quick fix, what use do they still have? All you can with open source is fix it yourself or create an issue. Neither requires a manager.
Correct. Also, they need someone to delegate the responsibility to. They are mainly concerned with not being held responsible for any potential fuck-ups. If they can say "the vendor did it" they can deflect the blame. Unfortunately that's how making a career in the corporate world works for the vast majority of people. You advance by avoiding getting blamed for mistakes, not by brilliance or competence.
And then after they demanded a quick fix it will be swiftly delivered in next decade
Many open source have paid support
A main issue, according to my non-software related work-life experience is also: liability reasons.
Being able to legally blame someone else when shit goes wrong is a very motivating driver for executive decisions.
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Somehow I feel more "represented" by VLC than I do by any of the astronauts.
I wonder why...
VLC: a free and open source video player meant to be used by literally everyone.
Astronauts: a select few chosen people with little to no health problems, in top physical and mental form one could only dream of having.
I think the Simpsons were on to something when they sent Homer to space.
I think we shouldn't make it looks like it's easy to be an astronaut. Those people are crazy. They are PhD smart and Olympic level fit. This does not come naturally.
Edit : and JB from VLC is probably one of the most interesting guy to listen to, if you find some of his talks/interviews
If only they had such high standards for the presidency
Maybe because VLC is actually useful
Unlike Microslop Outlook, there's a program that doesn't break when you lose internet connection.
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What porn did they take with them?
Now i am imagining how the semen flies through the rocket after masturbating......
There’s no way you’d be watching the astronauts live and a jar of nut flys by.
In the next Andy Weir book, I bet that's how he calculates acceleration in zero G.
"I just happened to remember that semen has a viscosity of 93 Penrose and that a palladium vibrates at 6.3e⁷ portisheads per waneshaft when exposed to bicurious voltage. So by spunking on a metal ruler and shorting out a 9v battery on it I made a rudimentary McGlochlon Scale!"
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