[theora-dev] Block Coding Pattern

Dan Miller dan at on2.com
Fri Feb 21 11:26:01 PST 2003



one thing to keep in mind is the issue of variable names.  The names in the C libs are rather cryptic.  I'm renaming them to be more in line with a specification document.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Melanson [mailto:melanson at pcisys.net]
> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 1:07 PM
> To: theora-dev at xiph.org
> Subject: RE: [theora-dev] Block Coding Pattern
> 
> 
> On Fri, 21 Feb 2003, Dan Miller wrote:
> 
> > At this point I think the best course is for us to continue 
> to work independently for a while, at least until I have a 
> first draft (or you do); then we can review & trade notes.  
> My experience in this area on the MPEG committee is that 
> independent review is the key to filtering out mistakes, 
> unclear descriptions, and ambiguities.  I would consider any 
> reviewing, corrections, or additional documentation to be a 
> serious contribution to the project.
> > 
> > Does this make sense? - dan
> 
> 	Absolutely. It is a good thing to have multiple independent
> interoperable implementations (I read somewhere that that's actually a
> requirement for IETF specs). Plus, I have always found that 
> it never hurts
> to have more than one perspective on technical matters. I.e., multiple
> documents and explanations from different authors helps a lot.
> 
> 	Thanks...
> --
> 	-Mike Melanson
> 
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