[ubuntu-uk] [OT] We're Linux video - winner announced

[Harry Rickards]

On 13 Apr 2009, at 09:30, Philip Wyett <philwyett at gmx.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 2009-04-13 at 08:54 +0100, Sean Miller wrote:
>> On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 10:22 PM, Ben Crisford <bencrisford at yahoo.co.uk 
>> > wrote:
>>> I heard this yeah.  I thought that the origin one made linux sound  
>>> like some
>>> disease.  I didn't like it.
>>
>> Like you, I enjoyed the winning one but wasn't too keen on the Origin
>> one.  Too dark and gloomy, whereas the winner was light and airy and
>> "fresh".
>>
>> Sean
>>
>
> <Rant coming> :-D
>
> I would like to offer opinion on these videos, but as a user who  
> doesn't
> use proprietary formats - I'm screwed!
>
> - All videos viewable online using flash.
> - The winning entry is available for download as a Windows Media  
> Video.
>  Oh and an ogg but the file is a dud at 0x0 resolution - Have fun
>  getting totem (or your player of choice) to play that one. ;-)
> - Runner up has no download version.
> - The third place video is available as a MOV.
>
> Well done to the Linux Foundation - We're Linux ay? :-(
>
> <Rant over>
>
> Happy Easter holidays to all.
>
> Regards
>
> Phil
>

The ogg file for the first option plays fine in VLC for me; I don't  
know whether it's been updated.

Thanks
Harry