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submitted 3 months ago by AnxiousMiisha@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 75 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Also extremely stable.

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[–] bilb@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 months ago (4 children)

What do we think the blocks on the right represent? Projects like TempleOS?

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[–] tutter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

ffmpeg is a good candidate im p sure

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[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Nah that's used by a ton of projects and websites

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[–] lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

Calling ffmpeg a failed project is exactly what the comic is talking about lol. It's a fantastic project and people don't know how much water it carries

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[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago*

Sounds about right. Those things that are worked on by people who for whatever reason have unlimited free time and can hence afford to reinvent the wheel. SerenityOS is another example

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