On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 8:53 PM, Ryan Prior <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 6:19 PM, Matt Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 6:44 PM, Elizabeth Stark <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 6:39 PM, Matt Lee <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> We have standards for video... we have Theora! We even have Dirac now! >> >> >> >> We have Gnash! We have the <video> element in HTML 5! >> >> >> >> What else do we need? >> > >> > Awesome, we want *all* of those people at the event. Matt, if you would >> be >> > willing to help bring them, we'd be extremely grateful. >> >> I can try, but I am cautious as all these things already exist, and >> are aware of each other... >> >> So what would be the benefit to them? > > > I am not affiliated with the event, so please be aware of my ignorance. > However, what seems obvious is that if many major players or emerging > contenders are going to be on the floor, they may have questions about Free > video codecs, the <video> element, Gnash, and other such video projects; and > the proponents of those respective projects are the very best people to ask. > It seems to me that it would behoove us as a collective community with a > desire for a more free video ecology to put our best out there and make sure > that where networking happens, the people defending our digital freedoms and > opening the way to a more open web are there to collaborate. > I couldn't agree more with this sentiment. It is not enough to merely supply access to reasons why people should use free codecs and free software, you have to be there the moment they're confronted with the decision and make sure they make the right one. I know it's nice to think of everyone as rational agents who will naturally make the best decision availed to them, but the fact is people are irrational and are typically afraid to change. Everything you do needs to be focused on anticipating that people are going to act irrationally, think you're crazy and then generally default to behavior that isn't in their best interest. Think of it planning for the worst and hoping for the best. In other words, you need to make it as easy as possible for them to make the switch, and if you're not there, that's not going to happen. F > > > Wish I could be there, > Ryan > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >
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