From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp1 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id 5HpHI4Jp2V7bIQAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Thu, 04 Jun 2020 21:37:06 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp1 with LMTPS id SIyAHoJp2V6tXAAAbx9fmQ (envelope-from ) for ; Thu, 04 Jun 2020 21:37:06 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 90B449404D7 for ; Thu, 4 Jun 2020 21:37:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:57084 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jgxXq-0001PM-Un for larch@yhetil.org; Thu, 04 Jun 2020 17:37:02 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:33740) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jgxXh-0001Ol-Ku for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 04 Jun 2020 17:36:53 -0400 Received: from w1.tutanota.de ([81.3.6.162]:51362) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jgxXf-0005tz-Lb for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 04 Jun 2020 17:36:53 -0400 Received: from w3.tutanota.de (unknown [192.168.1.164]) by w1.tutanota.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4961FA0317; Thu, 4 Jun 2020 21:36:48 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1591306608; s=s1; d=tutanota.com; h=From:From:To:To:Subject:Subject:Content-Description:Content-ID:Content-Type:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Cc:Cc:Date:Date:In-Reply-To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:MIME-Version:Message-ID:Message-ID:Reply-To:References:References:Sender; bh=4Sp+iWsApuaL2CaH2FURTWkocD7H1fHULzxq0yPM9Hs=; b=L3HOgglAzt7Q3vV5XuqC5H5UzIsju//AN2UdLjbEowKUSgvcEj32pM6gtzNtLrqN ahLNF9uaBhExnxvuulgFXsdXiuaXQ2qwH38jBD9JsdcmL7yAMGD9puZPg0zvBRqHyyV OCVrSkxFvDiIRFQxtgZcNvIIQeJFr5NRsPBkJnbkE7lkRBHWTdV5XhhbIGHjwEOFQMw UESUPoiS1pWLUO/rq18/k3iI7CZMvBgqIQpTW0WpN9tTaZg7K4eToXqfA5VbC2XZPMM ZdYWoavWGQyr427oLWsRf5jO2T5vPV7tcHJlwRpi3vqKPNsDUdiNIeY1WNHyMemCTi3 uQr0pT4INg== Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2020 23:36:48 +0200 (CEST) To: Pierre Neidhardt Cc: Help Guix Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <87367ar57t.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> References: <87wo4m7rg5.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> <87367ar57t.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> Subject: Re: Playing video in browser MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Received-SPF: pass client-ip=81.3.6.162; envelope-from=excalamus@tutanota.com; helo=w1.tutanota.de X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: First seen = 2020/06/04 17:36:48 X-ACL-Warn: Detected OS = Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Spam_score_int: -27 X-Spam_score: -2.8 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.8 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, URIBL_BLOCKED=0.001 autolearn=_AUTOLEARN X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-guix@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" Reply-to: excalamus@tutanota.com From: excalamus--- via X-Scanner: scn0 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=fail (rsa verify failed) header.d=tutanota.com header.s=s1 header.b=L3HOgglA; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of help-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=help-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -0.01 X-TUID: KZL0AqBEJeNl Jun 4, 2020, 15:39 by mail@ambrevar.xyz: > It's not very obvious what to document it since it applies to all > WebKitGTK. > One idea is to indicate the relationship between packages. =C2=A0For exampl= e, guix package -s gstreamer | less ... + Applications can take advantage of advances in codec and filter technolog= y + transparently.=C2=A0 Developers can add new codecs and filters by writing= a simple + plugin with a clean, generic interface. + + This package provides the core library and elements. =C2=A0See gst-p= lugins-* for additional codecs, filters, and functionality. Another is to describe an end-user's perspective of the gst-plugins-*. =C2= =A0The description taken from GStreamer focuses on licensing and is develo= per-centric. =C2=A0It's unclear as a user that the plugins may solve my pro= blem. =C2=A0Maybe something like, guix package -s gst-plugins-ugly | less ... + description: GStreamer Ugly Plug-ins for extra codecs, filters, and = functionality.=C2=A0 This set contains those plug-ins which + the developers consider to have good quality code but that might pose + distribution problems in some jurisdictions, e.g.=C2=A0 due to patent thr= eats. > It's part of the "general software knowledge". For instance, if you > install an archiver like `atool', it's your reponsibility to install the > backends (unzip, p7zip, etc.) to support the various archive formats. > Where to document this? I don't know, but it's unclear that Guix is the > place. > I follow you. =C2=A0Some tools, like `atool`, make that responsibility clea= r in their documentation. =C2=A0Unfortunately, GStreamer is not as clear. = =C2=A0That's an upstream issue. Guix could help users by providing a recipe or a ready-to-use package. Is the Guix Cookbook not an appropriate place for a tutorial on setting up = a Guix System for general web viewing? =C2=A0This seems within Guix's purvi= ew. =C2=A0 I couldn't find a webviewer through Guix which allowed me to view the Guix = videos out-of-the-box. =C2=A0=20 I'm happy to help with any of these.