[M4IF Discuss] Slashdot discussion of Salon article

[Mikael Bourges-Sevenier]

Dear Jeff,
Yes MPEG-4, like any international standard, is about interoperability.
Recently On2 opened its codec, that's proprietary, but the H.26x family of
codecs are not proprietary and are international standards. May not be as
complete as MPEG-4 but may be enough for your applications, who knows.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Handy [mailto:jeffh   bisk.com] 
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2024 9:17 PM
To: Mikael Bourges-Sevenier; Ben Waggoner; discuss   lists.m4if.org
Subject: RE: [M4IF Discuss] Slashdot discussion of Salon article
": if people look at alternatives, there might not even be need for
licensing terms and MPEG-LA. "
I'd like to know what alternatives you are talking about.  MPEG-4 is about,
above all, interoperability.  What truly interoperable alternatives are
there?  AFAIK, everything else is a proprietary solution.  IMO, THIS point
is what they don't get.
Jeff Handy
Senior Digital Media Specialist
Bisk Education, Inc.
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