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Re: [News] YouTube Videos Can Be Viewed With Open Source Software Now

Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ NoStop ] on Saturday 17 March 2007 00:57 \__
> 
>> Linonut wrote:
>> 
>>> After takin' a swig o' grog, John Bailo belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>>> 
>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>> YOOOUUUUUTUUUUUBE
>>>>> 
>>>>> GO Swfdec!
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.advogato.org/person/company/diary.html?start=34
>>>>
>>>> Uh...I've always been able to view them....with Konqueror.
>>> 
>>> And with Firefox.
>>> 
>> Maybe Roy just discovered this? Who knows? Strange heading for non-news.
>> 
>> Cheers.
> 
> No, it's the fact that you don't need Flash, which is proprietary. Gnash
> wasn't able to do this, I think, but it's coming along nicely as well.
> 

Quite right.  The issue is about whether you can use free software or
not, and the standard flash player is completely proprietary.  

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