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Unity’s Open-Source Double Standard: the ban of VLC (mfkl.github.io)

submitted 10 months ago by TrivialBetaState@sopuli.xyz to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Another good lesson about why we should trust only FOSS ecosystems

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[–] Secret300@sh.itjust.works 17 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Wow I never knew it was that bad. I hope you have something else lined up it sounds like everyone's employment is shaky

[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yeah it's a bit of a shit show for sure. Unfortunately I do not have anything else lined up right now, I know that's an unsafe decision. My life has been a mess lately I can only handle so much at once and finding different work is exhausting

[–] Tyfud@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you're a software engineer, and you're in the unity Austin area, lmk. Assuming you would be open to writing b2b software, the company i work for is huge, and still hiring devs.

[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

I appreciate this, I'm not in that area though. I also plan on migrating back into making games for my next job because I'm a slut for corporate abuse

[–] Secret300@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

I can understand that. I wish you the best

[–] astraeus@programming.dev 3 points 10 months ago

A friend of mine worked in a position I would have assumed was considered vital to one of Unity’s products, in fact to my knowledge they were the only one keeping that part running. Apparently the higher-ups were able to lay them off without much hesitation this time around. The company seems to be leaking hard.