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[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Just try to explain how to install ffmpeg to grandma

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

First - I'd like you to reconsider you use of "grandma" as a stand-in for "somebody who is technically illiterate". Maybe ask yourself why "grandpa" is not the go-to here and whether you may be perpetuating an ugly stereotype.

Second - I actually included handbrake in my list as an easier alternative to use.

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

The ugly stereotype will end when my grandma installs linux on my pc.

I understand you make a point about gender but people from the 50s didn't let women install linux or drive. That's not to say they can't or shouldn't just that they largely don't to the point they convey the image to immediately give the tech bros an imagine of a user which they cannot fault or shame for not following their excessively convoluted processes which importune everyone. And handbrake isn't much better, for instance tgeir recent refusal to add actually useful presets that user need instead saying "users can just make their own profile if they really want to"

https://github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake/issues/6796

https://github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake/issues/6797

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 hours ago

I understand you make a point about gender

No, you don't.

[–] N0x0n@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

Installation is easy. But the moment you have to explain the chain of action of ffmpeg's syntax... Grandma goes back to flappybird !