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Re:YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video by anigbrowl on Tuesday January 27, 2015 @08:25PM (#8957462)
I don't care about DRM as long as it's lightweight and seamless. Streaming is one use case where its use is entirely justifiable if it operates transparently.
Re:YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video by girvo on Tuesday January 27, 2015 @09:22PM (#8957634)
As long as streaming is available on all the devices I wish to use it on (that used to include Linux, but nowadays it's not my "daily driver"), then I'm okay with transparent DRM for streaming or rentals, too.
Re:YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video by josteink on Wednesday January 28, 2015 @01:57AM (#8958490)
If a platform has to be explicitly supported in a supposedly cross-platform standard, then the details on how to implement that must be published or the standard is no longer cross platform.

With this move, Linux is no longer "supported" on a web wholly built on it. That's completely fucked up.

DRM is fundamentally incompatible with the web. Let's not give it any reason to think it belongs here.

Re:YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video by Buge on Tuesday January 27, 2015 @10:05PM (#8957789)
The problem is most companies wouldn't create modules that are compatible with all operating systems. Open web is supposed to be open, not platform dependent.
Re:YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video by mholt on Tuesday January 27, 2015 @09:43PM (#8957704)
This all assumes you have a solid Internet connection. Some of us have to watch movies offline most of the time.