[LAU] seen at google/io --> let the open/closed media format wars begin!

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-20005328-265.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.1

Most relevant to this community: http://www.webmproject.org/

The WebM project is dedicated to developing a high-quality, open video
> format for the web that is freely available to everyone.The WebM launch is
> supported by Mozilla, Opera, Google and more than forty other publishers,
> software and hardware vendors.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20005378-264.html

Video streaming is a complicated by patents, though. Mozilla's top lawyer
> argues that Ogg Theora is safe to use in regards to patents. But Microsoft
> has cast doubts on Ogg Theora, and Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs
> apparently is considering a patent attack on open-source video codecs.

Meanwhile, back at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_Loop_(street) someone
needs to loosen their black turtle-neck...

http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/

> "Adobe’s Flash products are 100% proprietary. They are only available from
> Adobe, and Adobe has sole authority as to their future enhancement, pricing,
> etc. While Adobe’s Flash products are widely available, this does not mean
> they are open, since they are controlled entirely by Adobe and available
> only from Adobe. By almost any definition, Flash is a closed system."

Niels
http://nielsmayer.com

PS: most intriguing statement from above google/IO twittering....
 "For example, linking Web applications to GPU hardware" (sounds like
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VDPAU for web video)

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Received on Thu May 20 00:15:02 2010