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I believe the point...
is to have an open standard that is free to use so that all browser vendors can implement the same thing. Otherwise you start running into cross browser issues which defeats the point of having a standard in the first place.
Posted by: storm14k   Posted on: 07/06/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Codec silliness  Joe_Raby | 07/06/09
Not that we need an open source codec any way  LBiege | 07/06/09
The argument  daengbo | 07/07/09
Video for Everybody  linuser | 07/06/09
RE: HTML 5 drops open-source video codec  condelirios | 07/06/09
You do realize that H.264 is an open standard, right?  frgough | 07/06/09
Wrong again Mactards  Unix Pimp | 07/06/09
Maybe you'll be more polite after some coffee?  KWRussell | 07/06/09
But it is an ISO standard just like any MPEG CODEC...  CowLauncher | 07/06/09
I believe the point...  storm14k | 07/06/09
TANSTAAFL  frgough | 07/06/09
"Open" as in how?  Joe_Raby | 07/06/09
Open as in anyone can use it  frgough | 07/06/09
I'm not an FOSS zealot  Joe_Raby | 07/06/09
Not really.  Socratesfoot | 07/06/09
Agree - I won't go to NBC.com because of the codec  BillDem | 07/06/09
Actually, SVG is supported by everything but IE  WulfTheSaxon | 07/19/09
As well...  CowLauncher | 07/06/09
BINK!!!!!!  Maarek | 07/06/09
Mozilla pwned!  directory | 07/06/09
Just implement an open-source codec and get it over with...  Grayson Peddie | 07/06/09
The problem is....  Joe_Raby | 07/06/09
Then an open standard video codec will be just fine for HTML 5.  Grayson Peddie | 07/06/09
Terrible...  Larsix | 07/06/09

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