Technology @lemmy.world SkaveRat @discuss.tchncs.de 1 yr. ago

Grayjay: A new app that merges different video platforms into one

Website with more details: https://grayjay.app/

Videos @kbin.social jimmydoreisalefty @lemmus.org 1 yr. ago

The best way to watch online video; my yearlong project is finally done! [Louis Rossmann, Grayjay.app only for Android, Opensource, not free]

Videos @lemmy.world jimmydoreisalefty @lemmus.org 1 yr. ago

The best way to watch online video; my yearlong project is finally done! [Louis Rossmann, Grayjay.app only for Android, Opensource, not free]

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Testing it out and it defaults to 720p30 (30fps I assume). When I switch it to 1080p60, video playback begins to freeze/lag. So, sticking with revamced for now.
- This seems to be a problem with every third-party YouTube client. NewPipe, LibreTube, and Piped all have the same issue for me. They desperately need better buffering logic. I suspect Google is doing something on their end to make this harder than it needs to be.
  
  Didn't have an issue with NewPipe.
  
  As far as I remember, if the client does not say "hello" in a proper way, YT will limit the bandwidth to the point it's unwatchable. It sometimes affect NewPipe and Kodi.
- There is a setting for the default quality for unmetered and metered connections.
- Been running it at 1080p no problem for several days.
I watched that earlier. Seems promising. I like that it's open source but restricted enough that they can (at least try to) shut down anyone who forks it specifically to add ads or trackers. And it must be getting some interest because I haven't been able to get the site to load yet.
- It isn't open source, the licence violates point six of the open source definition
  
  And violates point 1 The license shall not restrict any party from selling or giving away the software as a component of an aggregate software distribution containing programs from several different sources. .... commercial distribution is forbidden in the license.
  
  And violates point 3 The license must allow modifications and derived works, and must allow them to be distributed under the same terms as the license of the original software.
  
  and violates point 4 Integrity of The Author’s Source Code no patch files are explicitly allowed_
  
  and point 6 - you already covered
  
  the futo license in question: https://gitlab.futo.org/videostreaming/grayjay/-/raw/master/LICENSE?ref_type=heads
  
  The source is available on their gitlab instance, so whether it not it conforms to some specific definition of open source, the source code is readily available for anyone to view and modify.
  
  That is one definition of open source
  
  I agree that it is great to meet all these criteria, but especially restricting commercial use is a pretty reasonable thing to do
- the site works fine for me.
  
  The problem I encounter is, that loading the subscriptions from youtube triggered a crawler detection on youtubes side, and I currently can't load anything that is by YT. Bit annoying
  
  the site works fine for me
  
  Interesting. Must be my internet as I've tried on multiple machines and I get a timeout.
- you like them removing your freedom?
  
  In this case, very much so. Freedom to distribute other people's software after surreptitiously adding trackers is freedom to do harm. In much the same way as I like people not having the freedom to come smash my windows and then try to cut me with the glass.
  
  Didn’t watch the video?
  
  Individuals are free to do whatever, but you’re not allowed to redistribute with a bunch of shit tacked on.
They video was quiet promising. However looking at the app website shows that what was a false promise. The app does track every single launch and sends that to their servers (see privacy policy) not legal without consent in the EU. Calling this "tracker free" is more than misleading here. I'd call it a lie actually.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

https://piped.video/watch?v=5DePDzfyWkw

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.
- I'm intrigued, but this seems like the perfect spot to put malware.
  
  Edit: Ok, so this comment I've replied to is a link to a video, not a link to download an app or extension like I thought it was.
  
  Its open ~~source~~ code and Louis Rossman has a big following. If it ever gets anything malicious put in it the world will know quickly.
  
  The license chosen expressly allows him to release the dogs on anyone who modifies the app for the purposes of malware distribution
  
  The app is open source. Rossman even tells you to check yourself
  
  it's open source. feel free to check and compile it yourself.
  
  In fact, Louis adresses the malware problem in the video
This send to be quite heavily marketed on here. So many threads on this app throughout my feed.

I dislike the use of a YouTube video over a web page, but that might just me being old fashioned
- Yeah most apps are just webpages in a wrapper, so maybe they're going to do that.
  
  It's even the same on desktop, like the discord, twitch or teams apps.
  
  Most is maybe not the best word to use here. Many desktop apps are browser-based these days, but it's fairly uncommon in the mobile landscape.

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