Thank you, Emmanuel, for pointing out the obvious. Instead of introducing full MPG4 support, we could support the development of a tool to transform a MPG4 file into an Open format which could be used on Commons.
On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 12:51 PM, Emmanuel Engelhart < emmanuel.engelh...@wikimedia.ch> wrote: > Le 16/01/2014 10:42, Ilario Valdelli a écrit : > > there is an ongoing discussion to support in Wikipedia also the > > proprietary video format: > > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Requests_for_comment/MP4_Video > > This is IMO obvious, but maybe still essential to remember it: > "Without free format, there is no real free knowledge possible." > > A simple example: introduction of full MPG4 support would be definitely > a problem for project like Kiwix ans so one for the "Offline > Dissemination Program". > > Although, I really appreciate the strategy to improve video support in > Commons (we really need it), supporting MPG4 is certainly not the good > way. There are other things to improve/fix, which are more urgent and > don't hurt our mission. > > Emmanuel > -- > Volunteer > Technology, GLAM, Trainings > Zurich > +41 797 670 398 > > _______________________________________________ > http://wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH website > Wikimediach-l mailing list > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediach-l >
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