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Re:Ask HN: Dear open source devs how do you sustain yourself by jlengrand on Monday May 18, 2020 @07:50AM (#23221165)
Man, VLC, you and the 25 FTE you created in a sustainable way are much more impressive to me than any Uber, Facebook or other hockey stick growth giant. You folks rock, and thanks for that
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Re:Ask HN: Dear open source devs how do you sustain yourself by koheripbal on Monday May 18, 2020 @05:24PM (#23228552)
Agreed - and we don't do enough to support groups like this.

I would totally by VLC branded swag. Coffee cup, underwear, "I supported VLC and all I got was this t-shirt"... etc... Or maybe stuff more on brand, like bluetooth ear buds or something?

Lots of good will to be had by such a giant fan-base.

EDIT: Looks like they're already thinking about that. Hope they launch before xmas!

http://www.videolan.org/goodies.html#clothing

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Re:Ask HN: Dear open source devs how do you sustain yourself by nojvek on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @01:24AM (#23231514)
Would pay quite a bit for VLC branded underwear. That cone is a solid brand. Haha!
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