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

25 weeks 4 days 14 hours 35 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

25 weeks 4 days 9 hours 56 min ago

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Agreed ...

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