For me, It's enough that they support it, I wont really care if they still support the others.
2010/1/23 Holmes Wilson <[email protected]> > Well, if youtube wanted to they could push a button and get 80% of internet > users to switch browsers or install an Ogg Theora plugin for their browser > (by dropping Flash and switching to Ogg). > > Or they could make it so that 95% of video available on the internet was > available in Ogg (by encoding to Ogg as one of the many different formats > they support). > > They're arguably in bigger position to have an impact than Microsoft is > with IE, and even though it would cost them much more than it would cost > Microsoft to take this step, they're probably much easier to persuade. > > On 1/22/10 9:21 PM, Marghanita da Cruz wrote: > >> It should be noted that YouTube accepts >> video in Ogg format, which it converts >> to flash. The problem isn't >> Google/Youtube as much as >> Browsers/Plugins. >> >> In January 2009, I created three clips >> in Kino and exported them as Ogg, which >> were automatically converted during the >> upload to youtube: >> <http://ramin.com.au/linux/web-video-formats.shtml> >> >> I have also provided Ogg background >> audio on these pages (works in >> firefox/linux - but not reliably on >> other platforms.. >> >> you should hear a bird call here: >> <http://ramin.com.au/annandale/eco-annandale-2010.shtml> >> >> you should hear a frogs here: >> <http://www.ramin.com.au/annandale/whitescreek.shtml> >> >> Marghanita >> Holmes Wilson wrote: >> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> This piece of Ogg activism is getting some traffic on identi.ca and >>> Twitter right now. If you haven't already, you should jump in: >>> >>> * <http://productideas.appspot.com/#9/e=3d60a&t=ogg> >>> >>> People are voting for Google to offer HTML5/Ogg video support on >>> YouTube, in Google's own product ideas voting space. >>> >>> YouTube is, obviously, the largest source of videos in the world by >>> far, so keeping pressure on Google to support web standards and free >>> formats (over proprietary formats like Flash) is really important. >>> >>> Google has closed the window on HTML5 feedback, saying that peoples' >>> voices have been heard. Notably absent is any mention of Ogg. Google >>> leaving Ogg out of the picture here makes sense, because it would be >>> very easy for them to offer HTML5/h264 videos that play in Chrome and >>> Safari, while still excluding free formats and users of free browsers >>> like Firefox and Icecat. >>> >>> It also means that, from our point of view anyway, votes for Ogg >>> Theora support are still welcome. PlayOgg can play an important role >>> here by stressing free formats. >>> >>> If you don't already have a Google account, please don't let this >>> encourage you to make one. You can call YouTube at 650-253-0000 and >>> make the same request there. >>> >>> Make your voice heard! >>> >>> * <http://productideas.appspot.com/#9/e=3d60a&t=ogg> >>> >>> Holmes Wilson >>> Campaigns Manager >>> Free Software Foundation >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Advocate mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/advocate >>> >>> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Advocate mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/advocate >
