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		planetsulu on April 3, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft offered FFmpeg small one-time payment in... According to ffmpeg MS offered a payment of a few thousand dollars for resolving the issue: https://twitter.com/FFmpeg/status/1775178805704888726

kierank on April 3, 2024 [–]

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To clarify, Microsoft didn't offer a one-time payment to fix any bug. A volunteer explained for free that a command line option had changed between FFmpeg versions.

Microsoft offered a one-off payment instead of a support contract.

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