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February 2016

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Re: [free-software-melb] VPAC
by Brian May 09 Feb '16

09 Feb '16

Retry. Brian May <brian(a)linuxpenguins.xyz> writes: > Might want to remove this line from the webpage: > > "We thank VPAC for generously providing the venue for our meetings." > > I note from the website that the meeting location has changed: > > Electron Workshop 31 Arden St, North Melbourne, Victoria, 3051 > > I will have to think about this, the location isn't nearly as > convenient, and probably mean a 90+ minute trip home instead of a 60+ > minute trip home. > -- > Brian May <brian(a)linuxpenguins.xyz> > https://linuxpenguins.xyz/brian/ -- Brian May <brian(a)linuxpenguins.xyz> https://linuxpenguins.xyz/brian/

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Viewing YouTube videos with free software
by Tim Hamilton 09 Feb '16

09 Feb '16

> > Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2016 16:20:56 +1100 > From: Ben Finney <ben+freesoftware(a)benfinney.id.au> > To: free-software-melb(a)lists.softwarefreedom.com.au > Subject: [free-software-melb] Viewing YouTube videos with free > software (was: Tor onion services: more useful than you > think) > Message-ID: <851t8zfxs7.fsf(a)benfinney.id.au> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Andri Effendi <fusionman133(a)gmx.de> writes: > > > To watch [a video at a YouTube URL] with exclusively Free Software, > > you can use VLC Media Player. > > Another option, which I make use of, is the ‘youtube-dl’ program > <URL:https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/> which simply parses the page, > finds the video, and downloads it with an appropriate file name. > > Packaged in many systems; in Debian it is ‘youtube-dl’. > > One caveat: the program essentially is a clever web scraper, so it is > vulnerable to the site changing how its pages are put together. YouTube > itself is notorious for changing frequently such that scrapers break. > You need to keep a program like ‘youtube-dl’ up to date to ensure you > can continue to download videos. > > Another option for viewing YouTube with Free Software is Minitube which provides a GUI frontend for YouTube without the need for a browser. Homepage here: http://flavio.tordini.org/minitube Git Repo here: https://github.com/flaviotordini/minitube Review here: https://linuxluddites.com/shows/episode-54/ Tim -- Vote NO in referenda.

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