@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year agoMozilla CEO quits, org pivots, but what about Firefox?www.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up1404cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish177•1 year agoLets just take Firefox and make it the open source standard. If we all get behind it like we did for Blender, we might succeed.
minus-squarekingthrillgorelinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year agoThe issue is that Firefox needs an org to get the Widevine DRM from its vendor (Google). Without it, they can’t support Netflix or Apple TV or YouTube.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•1 year agoYet more proof that the DMCA needs to be repealed and DRM needs to be illegal.
minus-squareVenia SilentelinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoOr we can just drop DRM from the Standard. It’s honestly about 15 years past about time.
minus-squareVenia SilentelinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoYoutube vids doesn’t use DRM, at least not for the free offerings. In fact, via yt-dlp you can download Youtube stuff in a variety of free formats. Cope.
Lets just take Firefox and make it the open source standard. If we all get behind it like we did for Blender, we might succeed.
The issue is that Firefox needs an org to get the Widevine DRM from its vendor (Google). Without it, they can’t support Netflix or Apple TV or YouTube.
Yet more proof that the DMCA needs to be repealed and DRM needs to be illegal.
Or we can just drop DRM from the Standard. It’s honestly about 15 years past about time.
Okay have fun not using YouTube
Youtube vids doesn’t use DRM, at least not for the free offerings.
In fact, via yt-dlp you can download Youtube stuff in a variety of free formats.
Cope.