[foms] Proposal: adaptive streaming using open codecs

[Diego Biurrun]

On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 01:58:19PM +0200, Jeroen Wijering wrote:
>
> Here is a (rough and incomplete) proposal for doing adaptive streaming
> using open video formats. WebM is used as an example, but all points
> should apply to Ogg as well.

Now I haven't attended FOMS and not followed this discussion, but what's
this talk about streaming "open" video formats (adaptively) all about?

If you wish to stream video, stream video.  Don't mandate what format
to stream.  This will buy you nothing, except reducing utility and
mindshare.

Diego