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I didn't expect any "3 minute solution", but realistically they didn't even have to get the problem fixed. They could have pledged to assist youtube-dl by now, helped them file a counter-notice sometime this week (surely they can get 1 lawyer's time for pressing PR matters), and figured out how to deal with the human resource situation over the coming months.

Instead they found a million dollars (!!!), wrote a blog post with explicit commitments, but then waited on somebody else to step up. It just doesn't add up.



Someone on github had to care for this project; Then someone with the proper level had to care for this and understand the situation.

Then you need meetings.

You need to 'coordinate' your message or whatever.

You need to talk to the legal department and stuff.

What is not 'adding up'?

And why is it an issue that it took a little bit?


I agree with you completely. Someone high-up needs to care for this to get going.

GitHub's CEO claimed he cared, October 27: https://twitter.com/natfriedman/status/1321221940774723584

The fact that he didn't get a coordinated message or anything at all in the following three weeks shows how much he really did.




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