RealPlayer recommended by the default web browser.
| Project: | Trisquel |
| Component: | Programs |
| Category: | bug report |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | closed |
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Attack to freedom: When using "WebBrowser", the suposed 100% free version of "Firefox", which doesn't recommend the installation of non-free plugins and deletes all copyrighted logos, has a bug when trying to see an embed video of ".rm" (RealPlayer) format. It recommends the user to install Real Player which is a propietary media player, the core is based on an "OpenSource" player called "Helix", but when the final version is finished the source of RealPlayer is closed.
Automatically "WebBrowser" opens a new tab that takes you to the main RealPlayer site to download either .deb or .rpm precompiled packages to install it in your computer without giving you acces to de sources.
As you can see here: https://player.helixcommunity.org/2005/downloads/ It's not possible to download the RealPlayer source tarball and the licence isn't specified anywhere.
Solution: Modify "WebBrowser" to not recommend installing "RealPlayer" and give an alternative plugin to it like "Totem" which can play the ".rm" format perfectly.
I forgot to give you a test case: http://www.danfergusdesign.com/classfiles/VCA225-digiProduction/exercises/videoExerciseExamples/ex-videoEx-RMV.html
Fixed in abrowser 3.0_3.0.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1trisquel1.
Now abrowser has no "missing plugins installer" functionality, thus the icedtea, totem and swfdec dependencies were removed -those packages will still be included in the default Trisquel installation- as they aren't mandatory anymore.
Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.