Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying we should keep NPAPI around forever... and I acknowledge security as a legitimate concern. But power and extensibility are legit concerns as well, and I worry about an overly restrictive environment where the evolution of media on the web is forced into lockstep with the evolution of browsers, without even the option of going "off the reservation" and using something radically different.
Of course, at the end of the day, this is one HUGE advantage of OSS, and with many of the major browsers being OSS, someone could always fork a browser with whatever kind of plugin support they want if they really need it (and are able to support it).
Of course, at the end of the day, this is one HUGE advantage of OSS, and with many of the major browsers being OSS, someone could always fork a browser with whatever kind of plugin support they want if they really need it (and are able to support it).