Sun Tackles Video Codec

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"Looking to boost the Web, Sun is working on a royalty-free and open video codec and media system[...]"

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Rhapsody

11 weeks 4 days 10 hours 17 min ago

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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.

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ilamont

11 weeks 4 days 5 hours 38 min ago

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Agreed ...

It's a positive move, but it really needs widespread buy-in. Good luck, Sun ...