[Olpc-open] G1G1 and youtube

[Samuel Klein]

Gnash-dev folks : it would be great to have a solid paragraph in our
release notes describing what functionality we're shipping, and how to
upgrade to better playback of specific sites with a gnash update
(where possible).

SJ

On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Denver Gingerich <denver at ossguy.com> wrote:
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> On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 11:49 AM, John Kintree  wrote:
>> Will the XOs sold in the upcoming G1G1 support watching youtube
>> videos?
>
> Disclaimer: I don't work for OLPC or have any official knowledge of
> their plans.  This will be speculation.
>
> It is highly unlikely that XOs shipped in this year's G1G1 will be
> able to watch YouTube out-of-the-box.  However, XO users can use the
> following instructions to install Adobe Flash on their XO, which
> supports YouTube:
>
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Adobe_Flash#Installation
>
>
> XOs will not be able to watch YouTube out-of-the-box because the
> people at YouTube have decided to use restricted formats[1] on the
> videos they host.  This means that OLPC would have to negotiate a
> license with a patent-holder or a software company that provides
> restricted format support if they want to provide YouTube support
> out-of-the-box.  Usually this involves paying money, which OLPC does
> not have the resources to do.
>
> Instead, OLPC has chosen to use and support exclusively free and open
> source software that is unencumbered by patents [2], which promotes
> the freedom and empowerment that OLPC stands for.  Dailymotion, an
> online video site similar to YouTube, has recognized this noble goal
> of OLPC and made a bunch of their videos available in free formats.
> You can find these videos at:
>
> http://olpc.dailymotion.com/
>
>
> For more information about the issues with YouTube, see the following:
> a. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube#Audio_format - YouTube uses
> MP3 for audio
> b. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mp3#Licensing_and_patent_issues - MP3
> is a restricted format
> c.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube#Standard_and_high_quality_videos
> - - YouTube uses Sorenson H.263 for video
> d. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ffmpeg#Legal_status - Sorenson is a
> restricted format
>
>
> If you have questions about any of this, I would be happy to answer them.
>
> Denver
>
>
> 1. http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Restricted_Formats
> 2. http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_on_free/open_source_software
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