Fortunately, I’ll give a talk about it at jsconf.eu, so I’ll explain in details how it works and how to use it :)

Meanwhile I’d of course advise you to take a look at jsmad.org’s source code to see how it uses the player – it’s not that complex really, it’s just missing a few more complex things like seeking, etc.

Sorry – I had to uninstall it until this small issue can be fixed; it’s a security breech in the JS encoding. The Plugin itself – actually migrates over to IE9 Browser AND in AOL Browser (heck, I won’t use Google) which creates a problem with the other browsers; I saw this – especially in the Network Monitoring and IE Developer Functionality (Use the IE 9 tab in tool bar and hit the developer tools, enabling it so you can see it – it is actually still running!)

Great job, but can you tweak it so that the Plug-in does not run all the time? It is ironic because when I use the Sys Internals – it isn’t showing; in addition to the other Programs I have, but thank goodness for that Developer Tools in the IE 9 I would had never caught that!

Here’s one of my suggestion (Maybe?) on a FireFox toolbar where one can enable and disable (I/O switch) so that those on lower speeds or weaker CPU /GPU’s, horrid DNS Providers, to a simple home user that just does not comprehend the concept or understand any of this “geek-speak”. (Remember, we speak Martian to them – Smile.)

Having an I/O (on/off) switch ON a FF toolbar in FF 5 and higher – and possibility if they want to activate it in IE 9, you might just made tons of Script Kiddies in IE Bandwagon really upset right there if you smack down with your program and it’s copyrighted (Neener Neener Boo Boo! to them! :P) … MAD!

By my implications is – the I/O switch would enable people to load such programs first – then enabling your program with the flip of the switch (CRANK IT UP BABY as they would say to a person who has a BOOM BOX – which yours pretty much defines it); this would resolve the “buffering issues”. Turning it off when its not needed, and “Crank it Up Babe” when it is, would really make FF would make Microsoft / Google / AOL and who the heck cares the other browsers …. MAD! :-D

I found this to actually even work great alongside with Microsoft’s Silverlight / HTML 5 as well.

BUT ….. there is a Security Issue there that leaves the door of vulnerability wide opened; provisions of clues above should direct you, the Developer where to find it – FIX IT ASAP and you’ve just built yourself a better Mouse Trap and FF better get this program copyrighted ASAP and reward you richly!

I can picture it – FireFox – the ONLY BROWSER that has the capabilities and flexibilities for everyone – how to use this simple program: would be so easy to understand the I/O switch on their toolbar and how it works. I mean, it isn’t that hard or complicated.

CONGRATS AND KUDOS TO YOU – YOU’VE GONE WHERE NO MAN HAS BOLDLY GONE BEFORE! (applause)….

Now just fix that small little “issue” and you’re done! (That is why I had to uninstall it) …

KEEP US POSTED PLEASE!!!!

I’ve seen statements suggesting 8th December 2011 as a possible date for all playback patents being expired (in the US, probably earlier elsewhere). I’ve also seen 8th December 2012 so it would be good to have someone respectable like Mozilla, Wikimedia, Ubuntu or the FSF weigh in on the matter and back up their stance with action.

I’ve also seen it suggested that if some individual patents still apply then these could be worked around. You might be able to create an mp3 that would play in a future Firefox as well as Flash, Safari, your iPod etc. while still not being able to play any and all random mp3s in Firefox. Slightly confusing for web devs, but better than nothing.

Cool hack by the way. I was going to suggest Flac would be cool too, but it seems that I/O rather than decode is the bottleneck, so it’s probably not feasible.

yet we still can’t play whichever video codec in whichever browser, *sigh*

It’s a crazy world.

Compiling jsmad’s source code (ie. trying out the demo) qualifies as non-commercial, personal use so it’s alright I guess. I’m not a lawyer though :) We just ported GPLv2 code, we’ll let the legalistas figure it out.