On 7/21/10 8:16 AM, Aryeh Gregor wrote: >> So, as you can see, we do have a form of BLOB access. > > But only by reading the whole file into memory, right? That doesn't > adequately address the use-case we're discussing in this thread > (uploading files> 100 MB in chunks).
That's what I said in the very next paragraph. :) I just wanted to clarify that yes, we do have native chunking in some browsers; no, it's not adequate for very large media files. It seems to me we're at an impasse unless we use one or more of the following approaches: - We compromise on free software purity and use Flash helpers, etc (assuming that approach works okay for ultra-large files). - Something else (Java applets, Firefogg or other custom browser plugins) - Mozilla, Chrome, or some other browser maker steps up with a plausible API. We should make the case to them. We see the Moz people regularly at the WMF and I know a few Chrome people, so maybe I can kick something off. -- Neil Kandalgaonkar |) <ne...@wikimedia.org> _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
