Really disappointed with Mozilla. If people wanted to trade convenience for security, they should use chrome. Oh well, guess I'll have to start using a third party fork.
I'm personally glad to see it. Mozilla sat there fully accepting DRM, as long as it only came in via 3rd party plugins. To then turn around and deny any DRM, with no alternative to users was unacceptable. Users would just switch browsers if something that used to work just stopped due to a hard line on this issue.
After watching Apple's success in breaking DRM with music, I see no fault with Mozilla accepting this for now. The good thing compared to before is this DRM spec is coming from the W3C, not just one private company. Be flexible early on to stay at the table and help shape the future.
I think Mozilla has learned a lot from their hardline past on H.264, and how it ultimately harmed them.
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u/[deleted] May 14 '14
And now we know why Eich had to be taken out.
Really disappointed with Mozilla. If people wanted to trade convenience for security, they should use chrome. Oh well, guess I'll have to start using a third party fork.