Free Knowledge Culture Calendar/January 18

frameless|right|Libav logotype. Today in 2011 FFmpeg developers declared mutiny and then forked the project as Libav, following disagreement over the development model and leadership, beside the chilling effects of a harsh social climate and other problems. After the much-criticized leader stepped down and was replaced by an assembly of active developers, committees were set up to take care of stalled technical issues and social friction, and also plans like an overhaul of the programming interfaces had been realized, most developers have reunited back under the FFmpeg banner by 2021. January 17 January 19