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VLC media player banned in India

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Re: VLC media player banned in India

#14

Post by buscoquadnary »

formvoltron wrote: post #12

Open source might consider banning Linux in India in response.

That wouldn't even make sense even remotely like on several levels.

Your realize there is no Open Source committee that sits around deciding these things, in fact Open Source at it's heart is designed to ensure the exact opposite of what you suggested.

Anyone anywhere can get the code compile and run it.

Re: VLC media player banned in India

#15

Post by graftak »

birksherty wrote: post #9
unixbane wrote: post #7

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How is mpv better than vlc?

Mpv is touted for its better video and audio playback quality, it also opens just about any video without artefacts (a grey picture in vlc anyone). Other than that it’s definately more responsive when seeking through a file, and it supports shaders to improve the perceived low res video playback quality.

The cherry on the cake really is IINA, a MacOS video player that has a super responsive native UI and is basically what QuickTime should have been.

Re: VLC media player banned in India

#16

Post by tossl568 »

buscoquadnary wrote: post #14
formvoltron wrote: post #12

Open source might consider banning Linux in India in response.

That wouldn't even make sense even remotely like on several levels. Your realize there is no Open Source committee that sits around deciding these things, in fact Open Source at it's heart is designed to ensure the exact opposite of what you suggested. Anyone anywhere can get the code compile and run it.

I think they were joking

Re: VLC media player banned in India

#17

Post by askafriend »

buscoquadnary wrote: post #14
formvoltron wrote: post #12

Open source might consider banning Linux in India in response.

That wouldn't even make sense even remotely like on several levels. Your realize there is no Open Source committee that sits around deciding these things, in fact Open Source at it's heart is designed to ensure the exact opposite of what you suggested. Anyone anywhere can get the code compile and run it.

You missed the joke. Chill, it's a Friday.

Re: VLC media player banned in India

#18

Post by npteljes »

birksherty wrote: post #9
unixbane wrote: post #7

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How is mpv better than vlc?

I had an old laptop, on which VLC struggled with a video, but MPV worked fine.

I like keep multiple of these critical applications around. Sometimes, for a use case, one works better than the other.

Re: VLC media player banned in India

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Post by happytoexplain »

birksherty wrote: post #9
unixbane wrote: post #7

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How is mpv better than vlc?

In my (and apparently other people's) experience, multiple popular options, of which mpv is one, are more responsive and produces fewer visual artifacts. Also, subjectively, I think VLC's UI can be surprising and confusing.
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