On Tue, 2009-09-01 at 09:34 +0100, planetf1 wrote: > On 01/09/09 07:26, Clemens Eisserer wrote: > > > No idea why the flash plugin uses 90% cpu for fullscreen playback, and > > mplayer plays exactly the same file only using10%. > > > > After all,I prefer Ogg Theora a lot over all those closed codecs. > > Agree completely, but at least here in the UK a number of the major > broadcasters, for example the BBC, have settled on flash for their > streaming, and "catch-up" TV services. > > Most people I know find this seriously one of those "killer apps". I'm > able to watch on my Nokia N96 phone, Nintendo WII and 2 Windows PC (one > 2 years old, the other about 6-7 years old), but sadly not on my 3yr old > linux laptop. > > At work I know colleagues who cite this as one reason they can't switch > to linux. Now as a sw engineer and *nix user for around 23 years I find > it a superb platform for my day job, but I can understand why this is > also an issue > > I wish adobe had a more efficient implementation. > > Nigel.
Dear Nigel, Clemens, et al, A number of us agree with you: we wish adobe had a more efficient, user-friendly, robust, and free(libre) implementation. The Free Software Foundation agreed that this is an issue for folks thinking of freeing their computers so they made a free implementation #2 on their list of "High Priority Free Software Projects"[1]. The resulting project is a part of the GNU project and as such has been hosted on their Savannah servers[2]. The "Gnash" project[3] is actively developing this replacement, supports many architectures besides i386, builds and runs under a number of otherwise unsupported operating systems[4], and best of all is a free(libre) implementation[5]. Anyone interested in contributing to the progress of this development effort[6] is encouraged to join the developers mailing list[7], branch the main source repository on to your local machine[8], read the wiki[9], and have fun improving a free software implementation that is under active development[10]! We could use the help. Sincerely, Richard References: [1] http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/priority.html [2] http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/ [3] http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnash/ [4] http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/manual/gnashuser.html#requirements [5] http://www.gnashdev.org/?q=node/25#license http://www.gnashdev.org/?q=node/71 [6] http://www.gnashdev.org/ [7] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnash-dev [8] http://www.gnashdev.org/?q=node/27 [9] http://wiki.gnashdev.org/Main_Page [10] http://www.gnashdev.org/?q=node/71 -- PGP public key at http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xA7CEB3C711AFF0B0
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