[Xiph-Advocacy] Fwd: [whatwg] Video codec requirements changed

[Ivo Emanuel Gonçalves]

On Dec 11, 2007 3:54 AM, Conrad Parker <conrad at metadecks.org> wrote:
> On the other hand, the new wording also specifies:
>
>  "...; we need a codec that is known to not require per-unit or per-distributor
>   licensing, that is compatible with the open source development model, that is
>   of sufficient quality as to be usable, ..."
>
> which actually makes the case for Ogg stronger. The previous draft stated no
> such requirements. As no rationale was given for choosing Ogg, that
> recommendation was easy to attack, hence the flamewars on the whatwg list.

That's actually the only good news coming out of this.

-Ivo