take me ofof plz -Thanks! Matthew
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 3:42 PM, Holmes Wilson <[email protected]> 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 >
