If cisco "openh264 video codec" is so great that Mozilla packages it automatically, why is it disabled (Never Activate) as an Add-on?
It seems that every software manufacturer has to write a plethora of little gimmicks into their installation and setup files that loads trash onto my computer. I'm not talking about programs like _Chrome_, that gives me a chance to decline. I'm talking about programs that surreptitiously add basically worthless entries to nearly every accessible niche on the system. And fails to remove anything from the registry upon uninstallation. So, as a matter of operating policy I routinely uninstall programs I never use, turn off services I never use, delete startup entries I never use... (I will not openly admit to my forays into Windows' Registry for fear of being bedeviled by another round of "party policy" alarmisms against it.) Do you get the picture? Hence my question. Before I nuke it too.
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you're welcome :))
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hello Stan_Schultz, cisco's openh264 codec would be a part of the browser itself (in order to enable webrtc video conversations), however for licensing purposes mozilla cannot distribute it directly - that's why it is provided in this form as a plugin. i have never seen it disabled by default though...
for more details about this issue, you could also refer to this blog post: http://andreasgal.com/2014/10/14/openh264-now-in-firefox/
Phillipp -
'Nuff sed. I'll leave it alone. Neither do I know why it's disabled, but as long as it's not worming itself through my machine or breathing air I need to be breathing, I won't whine too much more. I may even need it someday.
Thanks for your prompt reply.
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you're welcome :))