[Commons-l] [Foundation-l] We should permit Flash video playback

[Brion Vibber]

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Erik Moeller wrote:
> 4) We support the open source Flash project Gnash to ensure that it
> can be used for video playback on Wikimedia servers.
> 
> Having an open source Flash implementation & an open source Flash
> player does not address the patent issues with Flash video, but those
> who are concerned about violating software patents (which are not
> universally applicable anyway)
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Last I checked, WMF is based in the United States, where they do apply. ;)

Really it's a matter of legal issues -- if WMF can confirm that it's not
going to be a problem to encode files to FLV as well as to Theora, then
there's no practical impediment to providing both formats.

It then comes down to the ideological question of whether we want to
provide it as well, and frankly I have no interest in arguing such a
question at this point. :P

- -- brion vibber (brion @ wikimedia.org)
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