[Cc-webedit] [Fwd: Using Free software]

[Climate Camp Website Group]

A good point well made. Would be great if this feedback could be taken
into consideration for the new CCTV website when it's done.

Cheers,
Jon

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> From: vedmore <vedmore at gmail.com>
> To: website at climatecamp.org.uk
> Subject: Using Free software
> Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1904 17:20:35 +0000
> 
> Hi all
> 
> I noticed that you are only offering flash on site. As a Free software
> (see http://www.gnu.org/ and some one that tries to keep my older 
> http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html)  PPC computer useful and
> out of landfill  this makes it very difficult to view your movies. I
> understand many main stream users confuse free as in cost with free as
> in liberty. But it would be nice if you could show some solidarity with
> ethical software users by adding a link to free versions of your movies
> and sound files. That's ogv and ogg. As you probably know theora is the
> movie file. vorbis the sound file.  
> http://www.vorbis.com/
> http://www.theora.org/faq/ 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theora
> http://people.xiph.org/~greg/video/ytcompare/comparison.html
> 
> As of Firefox 3.5 these formats can be played natively without the need
> for plugins. I'd have a go at converting the original files for you if
> required it. 
> http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2008/07/native-ogg-vorbis-and-theora-support-added-for-firefox-31/
> 
> If it's not possible could you at least provide a direct link rather 
> than embedded flash.
> 
> It would be really cool if ethical software could be used in your
> ethical campaign 
> 
> Thank for you time Andy Vedmore
> 
>