[Xiph-Advocacy] Response to Nokia position paper

[xiphmont at xiph.org]

On Dec 9, 2007 11:30 PM, Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 7, 2007 5:31 PM, Conrad Parker <conrad at metadecks.org> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Ralph pointed out the bizarrely misinformed position paper that Nokia
> > has prepared for the upcoming W3 Video on the Web Workshop:
> >
> > http://www.w3.org/2007/08/video/positions/Nokia.pdf
> >
> > In particular, it recommends against Ogg Theora, calling it "proprietary":
>
> http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=384173&cid=21634443

A company the size of Nokia actually sees fit to publish an official
position paper opposing Theora?  I had no idea we were edging on that
level of success.

More seriously, I'm working on a draft response.  More tomorrow.

Monty