RE: "Open Web Platform" versus "Web Platform" Re: Netflix HTML5 player in IE 11 on Windows 8.1

What else can EME do?

John Foliot <john@foliot.ca> wrote:

>>Matt Ivie wrote:
>>> 
>>> Being Free Software and being covered by a patent are two different
>>> things. By confusing the two matters you're making more downstream
>>> confusion as a result. We should think of copyright issues and
>>patent
>>> issues as they are: two separate issues.
>>
>>I can meet you there when you meet me at EME is not DRM :-)
>>
>>(Both are examples of separate issues that have significant linkages,
>>and related downstream confusion...)
>>
>>Besides, we're talking about "Open" standards here, and bringing forth
>>x264 without acknowledging the fact that the software still uses
>>technology that is not "open" is, I believe relevant, if for no other
>>reason than an illustration of how "Open" software can still use
>>non-open standards/technologies (unless you are going to tell me that
>>you can freely modify the H.264 codec at will, with no repercussions).
>>
>>JF

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