It was my understanding that only the language placing emphasis on OGG has a format that should be required by implementors has been removed. Instead, there is now language specifying a non-encumbered format, but no strict details showing preference for one format or another.
<br><br>My understanding anyways. I'll try and remember to post sources for my viewpoint when I get home from work.<br><br>-Paul<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 11, 2007 11:06 AM, Joseph Harry <<a href="mailto:jharry@lapcat.org">
jharry@lapcat.org</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Let freedom ring. I agree 100% that open free software should be used
<br>in the creation of a standard. One thing to remember, HTML is created<br>by people who can be bought, and it is clearly what has happened here.<br><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br>alex wrote:<br>> I am a webdeveloper and a fierce supporter of opensource. I was under
<br>> the impression the standards were being designed in the same opensource<br>> spirit, but I may have been wrong. Setting OGG as the de facto standard<br>> is the best idea i've heard in a long time, and now it's all coming down
<br>> because a few companies (some of which are known for their vendor<br>> lock-in tactics) want to keep their empire.<br>><br>> I am not saying that ogg should be enforced onto anyone, if nokia wishes<br>> to keep using a different format, no problem, but by making it a
<br>> standard, we at least know that ogg will be supported by all<br>> (standards-compatible) browsers, and as such it can be deployed by those<br>> who are opposed to vendor lock-in or monopoly positions.<br>>
<br>> OGG is the choice of freedom, enabling that freedom for all<br>> webdevelopers is a must in my opinion, although in the same spirit, it<br>> can not be enforced upon anyone, therefor the original text stating it
<br>> "should" instead of it "must" is probably the best way to go.<br>><br>> Freedom for those who choose, the alternative for the rest.<br>> _______________________________________________
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