2009/7/9 Michael Dale <mdale(a)wikimedia.org>rg>:
There has been a technical discussion on wikitech-l
regarding the
recommendation of a browser for the high quality open video experience.
Some native implementations are ~presently~ non optimal and the java
cortado applet we use where no native support is available is a poor
user experience relative to native support. Therefore we are considering
informing people who want to view video that for a high quality
expericne with free formats they should use a particular browser.
Presently that browser is Firefox 3.5. Key to this recommendation is we
will continue to support playback in other browsers the best that we can
but we should inform people that a better experience is possible. This
hopefully will encourage other browser vendors to improve the free
format experience and support or lose market share.
Promoting any one browser for any reason is kinda dicey. Given how
contentious browser wars are it wouldn't look to good from the POV of
remaining neutral. Has anyone managed to work the firefox code into
Konqueror yet?
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geni