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rek2GNU/Linux |
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[gNewSense-users] New e-request online. |
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Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:22:45 -0500 |
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at BinaryFreedom we have a new e-request for Brave New Film and
activist and independent film company creators of some popular
documentaries like "outfoxed"...
http://petitions.binaryfreedom.info
what we are asking?:
Petition for Brave_New_Films
I am writing to you about the media formats you use on your site. Brave
New Films currently uses YouTube videos, which are in FLV format, in
addition to MOV and MP3. FLV is a proprietary format with poor support
on free (as in freedom) operating systems, such as GNU/Linux. MOV and
MP3 are both patented formats that can not legally be used by free
software. As a progressive organization, Brave New Films should use free
formats that can be played with free software. I recommend you encode
your videos in Ogg Theora (http://www.theora.org/theorafaq.html) format.
Audio can be encoded in Ogg Vorbis (http://www.vorbis.com/). Both Ogg
Theora and Ogg Vorbis are unencumbered formats with excellent support on
GNU/Linux. There are also players available for Windows. If you are not
willing to exclusively use free formats, you should offer them as an
option. The current situation is unacceptable, so I urge you to correct
it as soon as possible. For more information about free software, see
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html.
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