Re: Re: gnash plugin and gnu icecat 2.0.0.13g1

[Rodney Ross]

-----Original Message-----
From: arc <address@hidden>
To: GNU IceCat <address@hidden>
Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 19:31:51 +0200
Subject: Re: gnash plugin and gnu icecat 2.0.0.13g1

Rodney Ross wrote:
> I recommend :
> http://www.arrakis.es/~rggi3/youtube-dl/
> and mplayer together for youtube.

>  I cannot see youtube video 


FSF doesn't recommend mplayer because it suggests installation of non
free software.

They recommend vlc instead.


-- 
arc  --  GPG Key ID: B03DD073
Chi3 - www.chi3.org
gNewSense - www.gnewsense.org
GNU IceCat: www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla
NO EMAIL from gmail accounts, >1Mb, html, ms-office files
-------End Quote---------------

Hey,
I didn't say the things above to you, you changed my email. I didn't say that 
I could not see youtube. I "CAN" see youtube. I recommend ffmpeg that is the 
engine for mplayer, xine and vlc. It just happens to
be a mplayer project. It also is capable of flash version 9. I suppose if it is 
flash support you want in icecat the reason your pushing gnash is it is a GNU 
project. However it is coded in C++ and the flash engine for gnash was 
mplayer's ffmpeg ( ffmpeg is coded in C-Language ) but gnash changed things ( 
so they say ) and gnash has more library depends. I have been talking with 
Stallman about using ffmpeg. I also talked with the lead (Rob) of gnash some 
time ago and he said he would be willing to make a binary available for icecat 
after they realeased. And they have released
some time ago so in fact, so now might be a good time to ask again  ( arc you 
might ask Rob if you want ). Whether it will be a xpi I don't know you will 
have to ask him ( Rob ). But basically what I was saying is that you could 
embed ffmpeg and have a downloader handle the flv flash files and that could be 
passed to ffmpeg from icecat. Personally I think the lack of flash can be a 
plus, less to debug in icecast. Let the audio, video and youtube type apps 
handle it, and pass it on to them. They are linked for it and can handle the 
dependences. Of course you could use a deb file and let gNewSense handle the 
install and that would be the most correct way to handle it. I am sure Rob will 
tell you that too.
Take care and thanks for the heads up arc,
Rod Ross


Rodney Ross <address@hidden>