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I'm not an FOSS zealot
Your definition of "open" just doesn't coincide with PC-speak.

Sure, it's "open" as far as someone that pays royalty fees can license it and use it.

By that definition, Windows is "open".

Or you could say that Mac OS X is "open" so long as you pay fees to Apple to purchase their computer hardware.

It isn't "open" in any way. It's held under patent registrations.
Posted by: Joe_Raby   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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