Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:12:09 -0700 From: David Brodbeck <gull@gull.us> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: HAL must die! Message-ID: <AANLkTinGrDYBtYgw=38wCdCVLu_pWsij3djrm=5BDUV5@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20110316004351.GA6614@guilt.hydra> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1103061251530.95312@abbf.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz> <il2qar$ka1$1@dough.gmane.org> <20110307162153.0463fa73@atmarama.net> <AANLkTikrA3U9HDMQ%2BFekZzhOuM9q53k7jr3yvy9MLbeP@mail.gmail.com> <20110307170014.GB65289@guilt.hydra> <4D7FE8E1.90600@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <20110315203753.55f1ec3b@scorpio> <20110316004351.GA6614@guilt.hydra>
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On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 5:43 PM, Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> wrote: > The largest possible paying audience is generally everybody capable of > using an open standard. Since we're talking about video, though, it's worth noting that there don't appear to *be* any truly open video compression standards. They're *all* patent-encumbered. Google tried with VP8, but it looks like that may infringe patents as well. (It hasn't been settled in court, so it's hard to be sure, but some competitors are making rumblings about suing over it.)
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