Re: RealMedia used for GUADEC live transmissions?

[Ciaran O'Riordan <ciaran member fsf org>]

I agree with Rui Miguel.  Encouraging the use of proprietary
software is quite counter productive.

I searched the foundation-list archives for RealPlayer and
got no hits.  It appears that this has not been an issue before.

Maybe it's time for a GNOME Foundation policy document on the
promotion of Free Software (and the non-promotion of proprietary
software/standards/formats).  This would apply to official
GNOME websites, software, conferences, and docs.

Does this sound reasonable?

Ciaran O'Riordan



On Wed, Jun 18, 2003 at 05:41:17PM +0000, Rui Miguel Seabra wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>  On  http://live.guadec.org/audiovideo.html  I can read:
> 
>     Live 150kps Real Video Stream from Burke Theatre
>                     ^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> I'm sorry, but I feel it is extremely awkward that a project aimed at
> making people use a Free Software desktop promotes using non-free
> software.
> 
> I can understand the motivation and how it may have been well intended,
> but this should not continue.