Re: [NonGNU ELPA] Package suggestion: yeetube

[Richard Stallman]

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  > I'm not sure how acceptable something like this is with regards to our
  > policies, so I'm copying in Richard.

Thanks for bringing me in.

  > >     Search Youtube for query

It must not use the actual youtube site, since that requires users to
run nonfree JS software.  However, it is ok to access those videos
using the invidio.us proxies.

  > >     Play video url, by default using mpv

Is there a specific reason to prefer mpv rather than vlc?
I don't know which is better, but if we are going to make Emacs
prefer one, let's find which one is better and why.

  > >     Download video using yt-dlp

Does this work on invidio.us?

  > >     A minimal yt-dlp front-end, which is independent of the rest

Can someone explain this concreely?

  > >     YouTube functionality, to download multiple urls.

Can someone explain this concreely?

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