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03.24.14

Richard Stallman on YouTube and Video Formats Issues

Posted in TechBytes Video at 12:58 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

TechBytes with Stallman

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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, talks about restrictions that exist when it comes to many Web-based videos


Made entirely using Free/libre software, heavily compressed for performance on the Web at quality’s expense

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