[bug#30514] [PATCH 0/1] Add minitube

[Tobias Geerinckx-Rice]

Ricardo,

On 2018-02-18 15:59, Ricardo Wurmus wrote:
> This patch adds minitube, an alternative way to browse Youtube.
> I'm not really happy with this patch for three reasons:

[...]

> 3. Users need to obtain a Google API key before they can use the 
> application.

Not necessarily. I ‘solved’ this in Nix[0] by creating my own key and 
sharing it with the world, of the opinion that these keys are in fact 
intended for distributors, not users or authors. Like ntp.org pools. 
It's also trivial for a user to pass their own key if they so desire.

> This is a rather involved process and requires a Google account.

I don't remember how involved it was, but I have long since lost the 
credentials to my account. Either the associated key is still valid 
after 3 years, or nobody uses Minitube from Nix. Both seem about equally 
likely. :-)

Just pointing out that it's possible. I don't believe this jives with 
Guix's stated goal of user empowerment. If they want to experience 
YouTube, don't let's sugar-coat the pill.

T G-R

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[0]: 
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/applications/video/minitube/default.nix