Adobe Rants Over Linux Video Acceleration APIs

[RealNC]

There's a difference between being forced to use it and having the choice to use it.

And btw, where's Dirac here? It's supposed to beat Theora and be almost on par with H.264. And it's both Free and Open.

[Apopas]

Sure you always have that freedom, but so do the service providers. You want to use their service then you play with their partners.

That's the matter! If their product is considered as a standard (alone), then I'll be forced indirectly to use it in a matter of ways. I don't like to be forced. That's, at least, outrageous. I dont want that freedom to exist only theoritically.

[deanjo]

You don't, I do. Their IP, their problem. I don't want to have any relations with them and because of that I don't want they to have any relations with me and ofcourse to be enforced to use their software as well. Fair is fair.

Sure you always have that freedom, but so do the service providers. You want to use their service then you play with their partners.

[deanjo]

That's what they did with MP3 too, and once it became so entrenched that noone could live without it they started charging an arm and a leg.

A typical marketing ploy.

It's all about the device support and what the pirates prefer. Vorbis was superior for years but it still lags behind in support. The pirates won't support formats that cannot appeal to the widest audience.

[Apopas]

lol, honestly I don't have an issue at all if people/corporation/etc say "If you don't charge for our implementation of xyz then we won't charge you." that is their prerogative. It's their IP they should be able to do what ever they want with it.

You don't, I do. Their IP, their problem. I don't want to have any relations with them and because of that I don't want they to have any relations with me and ofcourse to be enforced to use their software as well. Fair is fair.

[BlackStar]

That's what they did with MP3 too, and once it became so entrenched that noone could live without it they started charging an arm and a leg.

A typical marketing ploy.

[deanjo]

in 5 years where will theora be? Im sure that or another codec will be far superior.

I doubt that will be the case, on par maybe, but remember even though it is free they still have to dodge technologies that may have a patent on it. Besides with Quad resolution HD TV's probably coming out by then or around I doubt MPEG-LA is going to sit idly by and say H264 in it's present state is "good enough".

[deanjo]

Yup. Freeware. At least for me is not enough. It's a tremendous benefit to have the freedom to make money if you want to.

lol, honestly I don't have an issue at all if people/corporation/etc say "If you don't charge for our implementation of xyz then we won't charge you." that is their prerogative. It's their IP they should be able to do what ever they want with it.

[Apopas]

Na being that it's a renewal it looks more like a case where "As long as your not making money off it, go ahead and use it.".

Yup. Freeware. At least for me is not enough. It's a tremendous benefit to have the freedom to make money if you want to.

[deanjo]

Sounds like an attempt to push it into the HTML 5 spec before charging massive royalties later

Na being that it's a renewal it looks more like a case where "As long as your not making money off it, go ahead and use it.".