Enshittification ahoy !

Prince of Persia The Lost Crown looks like a banger, but I am unwilling to spend any amount money on it until Ubi gets the memo and strips Denuvo from it (at least outside of the launch window).

If you do not sign your commits, you deserved to be impersonated. Well, not really, but you get the gi(s)t.

The people laid off in 2023 (no less than 16% of the company’s headcount) might have opinions upon hearing that.

You can hear a more detailed explanation on VLC’s stance from the man himself (JB Kempf) in the FOSS pod S1E11 episode around 22:10.

Basically:

• Not that many threats become lawsuits
• Patent trolling is countered with publicly accessible prior art
• Having no money is also a good deterrent