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by papachito 5850 days ago
I'm on Linux too, I can't view Quicktime unless I install illegal codecs.
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usaar333 5850 days ago
Exactly. Flash might be proprietary as well, but at least Adobe takes the time to write a binary plugin for Linux.
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jorgecastillo 5850 days ago
And what about alternative platforms tha don't have an Adobe flash plugin. Do you honestly believe that there only exist three OSes (Windows/Mac OS X/Linux)? At least I can download the .mov file just looking for it on the html source, I can't say the same for flash video.

P.S. I use OpenBSD as my desktop OS.

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angusgr 5850 days ago
"illegal" seems like a stretch. I'm on Ubuntu Karmic w/ Chrome and it plays fine through the totem plugin, with no quicktime-specific packages installed.
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sqrt17 5850 days ago
Medibuntu has made the step of installing codecs with shaky legal status incredibly easy. I used to cuss a lot more about video decoding in Linux.
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