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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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[-] Greddan@feddit.org 31 points 1 week ago

Only after they were forced to. They're criminal trash.

[-] RustyShackleford@programming.dev 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The verbiage of the first sentence is very telling.

We sincerely apologize for drawing so much attention...

...which to me reads as...

We're sorry to our shareholders that we got caught with our pants down.

this post was submitted on 07 Jan 2026
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