Re: GUADEC videos are available only with nonfree codecs
On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 12:02:37PM +0200, Christian Persch wrote: Yesterday I discovered that the GUADEC videos on http://www.superlectures.com/guadec2013/ are available only in proprietary formats, H.264 for the video and MP3 for the audio-only option. Well, atleast they don't use Flash. :-) Why aren't they available at least *also* in formats using Free codecs (webm / theora / ogg) ? Preferably they should even be available *only* using Free codecs! We had asked SuperLectures to use WebM, if possible, but I think it fell through the cracks. I will ask them about it. Cheers, Debarshi -- Life is like bein' on a mule team. Unless you're the lead mule, all the scenery looks about the same. pgpOOPb56fKZT.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: GUADEC videos are available only with nonfree codecs
2013/8/15 Debarshi Ray rishi...@lostca.se Well, atleast they don't use Flash. :-) They do that too: http://www.superlectures.com/guadec2013/lecture-old-school-player?id=7viewMode=0camera=0 ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: GUADEC videos are available only with nonfree codecs
On 15 August 2013 12:02, Christian Persch c...@gnome.org wrote: Yesterday I discovered that the GUADEC videos on http://www.superlectures.com/guadec2013/ are available only in proprietary formats, H.264 for the video and MP3 for the audio-only option. No they are not available only in proprietary formats, check the source: video id=slplayer_jwplayer_video x-webkit-airplay=allow style=display: block; opacity: 1; width: 667px; height: 500px; top: 0px; left: 0px; z-index: 1; margin: auto; position: absolute; transform: scale(1.01, 1) translate(0px, 0px); src=http://www.superlectures.com/w843oj3p/6d8aba2b0840f7b2bf7e11abd0b635e5/520cacff/__GUADEC2013__/e11201t01/video_HD.webm;/video The fact that the download mechanism doesn't offer .webm is just an oversight that we'll get fixed. Cheers, Rui ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: GUADEC videos are available only with nonfree codecs
On 08/15/2013 12:02 PM, Christian Persch wrote: Yesterday I discovered that the GUADEC videos on http://www.superlectures.com/guadec2013/ are available only in proprietary formats, H.264 for the video and MP3 for the audio-only option. Why aren't they available at least *also* in formats using Free codecs (webm / theora / ogg) ? Preferably they should even be available *only* using Free codecs! The most important part of the above message is that GUADEC videos are actually available! I was really uncertain if this would happen or not, based on experience of so many previous GUADEC's where we did recordings but failed to publish them. I was really 50/50 on it and didn't want to make any promises to people who asked about it. A big thank you for everyone who made this happen! - Andreas ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: GUADEC videos are available only with nonfree codecs
Hi; Am Thu, 15 Aug 2013 12:33:16 +0200 schrieb Rui Tiago Cação Matos tiagoma...@gmail.com: On 15 August 2013 12:02, Christian Persch c...@gnome.org wrote: Yesterday I discovered that the GUADEC videos on http://www.superlectures.com/guadec2013/ are available only in proprietary formats, H.264 for the video and MP3 for the audio-only option. No they are not available only in proprietary formats, check the source: I didn't check the source of the web player, since I wanted to download the videos. The fact that the download mechanism doesn't offer .webm is just an oversight that we'll get fixed. Thanks, that would be great! Regards, Christian ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: GUADEC videos are available only with nonfree codecs
On Thu, August 15, 2013 6:39 am, Andreas Nilsson wrote: On 08/15/2013 12:02 PM, Christian Persch wrote: Yesterday I discovered that the GUADEC videos on http://www.superlectures.com/guadec2013/ are available only in proprietary formats, H.264 for the video and MP3 for the audio-only option. Why aren't they available at least *also* in formats using Free codecs (webm / theora / ogg) ? Preferably they should even be available *only* using Free codecs! The most important part of the above message is that GUADEC videos are actually available! I was really uncertain if this would happen or not, based on experience of so many previous GUADEC's where we did recordings but failed to publish them. I was really 50/50 on it and didn't want to make any promises to people who asked about it. A big thank you for everyone who made this happen! Yes! The recordings were done in previous years but the breakdown was with the video processing. The fact that these were done so quickly is so exciting. I would add that making the videos available in a free format was one of our initial requirements. karen ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: GUADEC videos are available only with nonfree codecs
[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider [ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, [ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. Yesterday I discovered that the GUADEC videos on http://www.superlectures.com/guadec2013/ are available only in proprietary formats, H.264 for the video and MP3 for the audio-only option. Why aren't they available at least *also* in formats using Free codecs (webm / theora / ogg) ? Preferably they should even be available *only* using Free codecs! Indeed, it is important not to push the users into using formats that are dangerous for free software. Why aren't they available at least *also* in formats using Free codecs (webm / theora / ogg) ? Preferably they should even be available *only* using Free codecs! We had asked SuperLectures to use WebM, if possible, but I think it fell through the cracks. I will ask them about it. We should _make sure_ only to post in formats that are favorable to free software. That means not creating loopholes with words such as if possible. It should be, Post only Ogg and/or Webm. -- Dr Richard Stallman President, Free Software Foundation 51 Franklin St Boston MA 02110 USA www.fsf.org www.gnu.org Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software. Use Ekiga or an ordinary phone call. ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: GUADEC videos are available only with nonfree codecs
On 13-08-15 06:39 AM, Andreas Nilsson wrote: The most important part of the above message is that GUADEC videos are actually available! Indeed. As one who couldn't attend GUADEC this year I also want to thank the team to make them available and so fast! I've watched about ten of the talks since this morning and am so glad that I could do. Cheers, -- behdad http://behdad.org/ ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
