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Re: [playogg-discuss] Using an SWF file to hold MP3 or point to MP3 data
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Ivaylo Valkov |
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Re: [playogg-discuss] Using an SWF file to hold MP3 or point to MP3 data? |
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Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:05:59 +0300 |
At 03.08.2011, J.B. Nicholson-Owens wrote:
> Eus wrote:
> > The play link in [2] is a .swf file not .mp3 file.
> >> [2]
> http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/441/when-patents-attack
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> Could the data included in the SWF file be MP3 data?
> Or is the SWF file used to point the user to an MP3 file to play?
The SWF file is some kind of player that loads the MP3 file via some
protocol (HTTP). SWF files are binary and usually contain non-free
software. The code in them is compiled (bytecode) ActionScript, a
variation of ECMAScript. It is similar to JavaScript, another ECMAScript
variant. Even with free software plugin like Gnash, the user have to run
the non-free bytecode.