http://openvision.tv/home/home.html
give it some more time, and you will see many more come out as 'yet another media aggregator' similar to p2p apps.
also, as far as I know, ourmedia code is avail... uses drupal and some modules that are in the drupal cvs repository.
if not, i imagine if a serious developer requested some code, they would get it from ourmedia dev. truthfully, nothing on ourmedia is so uniqie that you wouldnt be able to find code elsewhere that can do the same thing.
mefeedia,vlogdir,vimeo,vided and others all take advantage of opensource software.... which is glued together with some custom code to make it work as the developers want it to. again, if serious developers were to inquire and form a relationship, likely they would get access to sample code etcetera... Ro has not been around, but he is very open to helping in such ways.... he helped build mefeedia and his vlog minis etc.
ffmpeg is used often. for instance, mefeedia's thumbnail generator uses it as does vimeo. its not a secret.
i dont think fireant intends to release code.... nor should they if they plan to work out business strategies.
vlogmap is just working off the open google API. anyone can do the same thing if they wish.
code that makes the most sense to release are frameworks where developers can build modules for and offer custom solutions and consulting/support to businesses.
sull
On 9/8/05, Steve Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I was specifically referring to software and services made
specifically for videobloggers. ourmedia, fireant, mefeedia, vlogmap
would be examples of the sorts of things I mean.
Now its certainly true that it doesnt make much sense for some of
these services to be opensource, at least on face value. And I have no
problem if designers/coders decide to keep their code to themselves. I
am not trying to be negative about any of the services given as
examples above, nor demanding anything from them. They already give us
plenty for free.
I am really just comparing the reality with what some people
originally said, trying to make a broader point about peoples ideal
principals vs the reality of what happens.
Anyway the reasons I can think of why it would be useful for more some
videoblogging web-based services and softwares to be opensource are
things like:
1) Duplication of services, thus not putting all our eggs in one
basket. Ourmedia good. Ourmedia sourcecode so others can setup similar
services easily (but not with archive.org hosting) = even better. + If
the original developers disappear, the product isnt dead.
2) Less reinventing of the wheel. Leading to hopefully more global
human development hours spent on new and improved features, rather
than different people having to start from scratch every time.
3) Spreading the word about videoblogging
If the motive is purely to make videoblogging grow and be accessible
and reliable for as many people as possible, why not make it easy for
developers to add videoblogging features to their own products? Its
for this reason that, even though I said a while ago that I would
understand if fireant wasnt going to be opensource after all, I cant
help but be a little disappointed. See from my perspective I just want
there to be as many videoblog aggregators around as possible, and
making it easy for developers to add such stuff by providing
sourcecode, might help.
None of this matters if there arent the developers out there to make
use of opensource, so my stuff is theoretical in places, and Im not
demanding or even necessarily asking anybody to change their policy,
just thinking out loud really.
Steve of Elbows
--- In [email protected], "Jake Ludington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Are you referring specifically to hosting services or to the
software used
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