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minus-squarepremavansmuuf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·edit-210 months ago Videolabs is a company founded by VideoLAN members and is the current editor of the VLC mobile applications and one of the largest contributor to VLC. _https://www.videolan.org/videolan/partners.html_ Seems like they’re not just “someone”.
minus-squareSkull giver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·10 months agoThey’re major contributors and that makes it a bit better, but I’m still not a fan of them using names and logos that are this close to VIdeolan/VLC. I’m sure Videolan is fine with it, but as someone external this gives off strong fake/scam vibes.
_https://www.videolan.org/videolan/partners.html_
Seems like they’re not just “someone”.
They’re major contributors and that makes it a bit better, but I’m still not a fan of them using names and logos that are this close to VIdeolan/VLC.
I’m sure Videolan is fine with it, but as someone external this gives off strong fake/scam vibes.