Re: [playogg-discuss] Re: [Advocate Play Ogg] Ask YouTube for Ogg support!

[Ted Smith]

Are there other petitions that just mention HTML5 or h.264? Looking at
the polls from that link it seems absurd for Google to claim that h.264
satisfies the demands - all the polls, even the ones Google has closed,
name Ogg explicitly.

On Fri, 2010-01-22 at 16:19 -0600, Daniel Hendrycks wrote:
> Awesome, my petition is being shown to all these followers!
> 
> 
> On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:42:27 -0600, Holmes Wilson <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > This piece of Ogg activism is getting some traffic on identi.ca and
> > Twitter right now.  If you haven't already, you should jump in:
> >
> > * <http://productideas.appspot.com/#9/e=3d60a&t=ogg>
> >
> > People are voting for Google to offer HTML5/Ogg video support on
> > YouTube, in Google's own product ideas voting space.
> >
> > YouTube is, obviously, the largest source of videos in the world by
> > far, so keeping pressure on Google to support web standards and free
> > formats (over proprietary formats like Flash) is really important.
> >
> > Google has closed the window on HTML5 feedback, saying that peoples'
> > voices have been heard. Notably absent is any mention of Ogg.  Google
> > leaving Ogg out of the picture here makes sense, because it would be
> > very easy for them to offer HTML5/h264 videos that play in Chrome and
> > Safari, while still excluding free formats and users of free browsers
> > like Firefox and Icecat.
> >
> > It also means that, from our point of view anyway, votes for Ogg
> > Theora support are still welcome. PlayOgg can play an important role
> > here by stressing free formats.
> >
> > If you don't already have a Google account, please don't let this
> > encourage you to make one.  You can call YouTube at 650-253-0000 and
> > make the same request there.
> >
> > Make your voice heard!
> >
> > * <http://productideas.appspot.com/#9/e=3d60a&t=ogg>
> >
> > Holmes Wilson
> > Campaigns Manager
> > Free Software Foundation
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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