Hoi,
Would it be an option to use the GNASH server implementation at the WMF end.
As long as a particular Flash file works, it can be served with a completely
free software stack. It is then for the end-user to choose to use either the
Gnash or the Flash client software..
There are advantages to Gnash, it has among other things a lower memory foot
print..
Thanks,
GerardM
On 17 September 2010 23:42, Neil Kandalgaonkar <[email protected]> wrote:
> I agree with you completely, that Flash is useful as a transitional
> technology. But I got a very firm no from Danese who is interpreting
> what the Board has said in the past.
>
> There was a thread on Wikitech-L about this (you were probably
> distracted at the time due to family stuff).
>
> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg08550.html
>
>
> On 9/17/10 2:25 PM, Michael Dale wrote:
> > On 09/17/2010 12:24 PM, Neil Kandalgaonkar wrote:
> >> Discussions about using closed source tools are not taboo. Not at all, I
> >> think we should continue to review decisions about tools. I myself have
> >> raised questions about (for instance) our decision to never use Flash,
> >> even if we use a 100% free toolchain.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > I don't think we were ever against flash player as part of a tool set to
> > widely support free formats.
> >
> > Flash is widely deployed consistent applet environment, there is no
> > reason to avoid supporting it if it helps distribute ~free~ content. For
> > example we have had brief talks of adding flash svg viewer so that IE
> > users could better interact with SVG files. And you can be sure that
> > once adobe ships native support for WebM it will provide much better
> > experience for IE visitors to view free format videos than the
> > fragmented java VM ecosystem that cortado has to run in.
> >
> > The foundation has only had a position of support for free formats, it
> > has to my knowledge never stated any position against proprietary
> > clients viewing free content or open source applets in proprietary
> > platforms. Most of our visitors use IE after all.
> >
> > --michael
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