Linux Foundation Criticism

The current goal of the Linux Foundation is not to help critical open source infrastructure like FFmpeg. It's to use the Linux name to legitimise fashionable corporate projects like 5G, Blockchain and "Content Provenance and Authenticity" None have anything to do with Linux. Can't you try something like The Linux Foundation but for ffmpeg? This isn't a joke, the Content Provenance and Authenticity C2PA Linux Foundation project create specifications for "Offering publishers opportunities to improve their brand value"

A screenshot of two FFmpeg posts on X. The first criticizes the Linux Foundation for lending its name to corporate technology projects unrelated to Linux, while jokingly suggesting an FFmpeg equivalent. The follow-up post insists the criticism is serious and quotes the C2PA project's corporate-sounding purpose, making the punchline the contrast between open-source infrastructure and branding-focused initiatives. EN: A screenshot of two FFmpeg posts on X. The first criticizes the Linux Foundation for lending its name to corporate technology projects unrelated to Linux, while jokingly suggesting an FFmpeg equivalent. The follow-up post insists the criticism is serious and quotes the C2PA project's corporate-sounding purpose, making the punchline the contrast between open-source infrastructure and branding-focused initiatives.

• @gentoomemes / 18048 2025-07-31