"Looking to boost the Web, Sun is working on a royalty-free and open video codec and media system[...]"
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Rhapsody
16 years 24 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago
Why are they working on a new one?
Wouldn't their efforts be better spent on improving Theora and/or Tarkin? Unless there's something Sun's not telling us (i.e. one or both really DOES infringe on software patents)? Still, if Sun can finally give us an unencumbered video codec that corporations can live with, I'm sure Xiph.org won't object.
ilamont
16 years 24 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago
Agreed ...
It's a positive move, but it really needs widespread buy-in. Good luck, Sun ...