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cwyers on May 14, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Reconciling Mozilla’s Mission and the W3C EME

No, Flash absolutely exists and is almost as ubiquitous as web browsers themselves. You don't get to ignore it just because you don't like it.

shmerl on May 14, 2014 [–]

Leaving DRM to Flash and external plugins is preferable to injecting it into the standard. It makes a clear delineation between broken and improper / insecure tools and proper way forward. I.e. DRM is insecure and unethical by design. Let it stay outside.

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