
Title: About


quvi:

quvi is a command line tool for parsing flash media stream URLs.
It supports many websites including YouTube and Dailymotion.


libquvi:

libquvi is a cross-platform library for parsing flash media stream
URLs with C API.


libquvi-scripts:

Are the embedded lua scripts that libquvi uses.


Website:

Visit the <website at http://quvi.sourceforge.net/>.


License:

quvi, libquvi and libquvi-scripts are free software, licensed under
the <LGPLv2.1+ at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>. The lua
scripts (libquvi-scripts) that libquvi uses are considered as programs
and using the lua scripts is *linking*.


Motivation:

libquvi originates from the idea of allowing users to view the videos
without having to install or use flash. It is a "workaround", not an
"alternative" to flash.

About flash:
  * <Performance at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_flash#Performance>
  * <Security at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_flash#Flash_client_security>
  * <Alternatives at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_flash#Alternatives_to_Flash>
