[Foundation-l] Recommending a Browser for High Quality Ogg Theora Video Support

[geni]

2009/7/10 David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com>:
> 2009/7/9 David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com>:
>> 2009/7/9 geni <geniice at gmail.com>:
>
>>> Mention VLC plugin perhaps?
>
>> Again, you're making suggestions to create an image of
>> pseudo-neutrality. The VLC plugin is notoriously problematic in
>> practice. Your suggestion would be actively misleading. I strongly
>> suggest you read the wikitech-l thread.
>
>
> Here, I'll even do some of your homework for you:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/extensions/OggHandler/OggPlayer.js?10
>
>
> - d.

I assume you are pointing to the "Downpreffed VLC because it crashes
my browser all the damn time -- TS" comment.

Still another problem with recommending an option is well when this happens:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Videoscreengrab_of_Morris_C8_towing.ogv

As you can see following the recommended course of action results in a
far from idea experience. Now to be fair [[File:Morris C8 towing.ogv]]
is known to cause problems when played but it does work on the VLC
plugin with firefox 3.0 at least on my system.

As long as we don't explicitly recommend a player that isn't directly
our problem. Once we do that claim becomes harder to make.
-- 
geni