> My argument is against the idea of people distributing things where > there is a dependency on proprietary software, whether that's Flash or > GarageBand, it cannot be in my mind be considered free culture, > because it subjugates the audience.
So you're saying that nothing on YouTube should be considered free culture? Only videos encoded as ogg theora (or a handful of other free codecs) can be considered free culture? Is it only ok if there have been free software workarounds (as in the case of many video codecs)? What if we find a way to use garageband files in audacity? What about a text file saved as a .pdf? a .doc? I agree that we should shoot for open and royalty free platforms, standards and technologies, but if I understand you correctly, your idea seems downright draconian. --Dean > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
