[Foundation-l] We should permit Flash video playback

[Jussi-Ville Heiskanen]

On 7/21/07, Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell at gmail.com> wrote:

> Wikimedia's exclusive support of unencumbered formats has had a
> material impact in their general viability.  To concede on this after
> so much progress, when the benefits of doing so are the least they
> have ever been would be foolish.

Indeed. While not mentioned in our mission statement ( a fact that
even Erik curiously confesses is an oversight ), this is nevertheless
a longstanding policy, which has been discussed on this list extensively
by Jimbo among others.

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Jussi-Ville Heiskanen, ~ [[User:Cimon Avaro]]