Remove the sections on audio and video codecs, since no solution is forthcoming. (whatwg r3342)

Remove the sections on audio and video codecs, since no solution is
forthcoming. (whatwg r3342)

http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/html5/spec/Overview.html?r1=1.2480&r2=1.2481&f=h
http://html5.org/tools/web-apps-tracker?from=3341&to=3342

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RCS file: /sources/public/html5/spec/Overview.html,v
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diff -u -d -r1.2480 -r1.2481
--- Overview.html 29 Jun 2009 23:29:14 -0000 1.2480
+++ Overview.html 30 Jun 2009 04:50:25 -0000 1.2481
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
    <h2 class="no-num no-toc" id="a-vocabulary-and-associated-apis-for-html-and-xhtml">A vocabulary and associated APIs for HTML and XHTML</h2>
    <!--ZZZ:-->
    <!--<h2 class="no-num no-toc">W3C Working Draft 23 April 2009</h2>-->
-   <h2 class="no-num no-toc" id="editor-s-draft-date-1-january-1970">Editor's Draft 29 June 2009</h2>
+   <h2 class="no-num no-toc" id="editor-s-draft-date-1-january-1970">Editor's Draft 30 June 2009</h2>
    <!--:ZZZ-->
    <dl><!-- ZZZ: update the month/day (twice), (un)comment out
     <dt>This Version:</dt>
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
   track.
   <!--ZZZ:-->
   <!--This specification is the 23 April 2009 Working Draft.-->
-  This specification is the 29 June 2009 Editor's Draft.
+  This specification is the 30 June 2009 Editor's Draft.
   <!--:ZZZ-->
   </p><!-- UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH TO BE REMOVED OR EDITED WITHOUT TALKING TO IAN FIRST --><!-- relationship to other work (required) --><p>This specification is also being produced by the <a href="http://www.whatwg.org/">WHATWG</a>. The two specifications are
   identical from the table of contents onwards.</p><!-- UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH TO BE REMOVED OR EDITED WITHOUT TALKING TO IAN FIRST --><!-- UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH TO BE REMOVED OR EDITED WITHOUT TALKING TO IAN FIRST --><!-- context and rationale (required) --><p>This specification is intended to replace (be a new version of)
@@ -544,12 +544,8 @@
      <li><a href="#the-embed-element"><span class="secno">4.8.4 </span>The <code>embed</code> element</a></li>
      <li><a href="#the-object-element"><span class="secno">4.8.5 </span>The <code>object</code> element</a></li>
      <li><a href="#the-param-element"><span class="secno">4.8.6 </span>The <code>param</code> element</a></li>
-     <li><a href="#video"><span class="secno">4.8.7 </span>The <code>video</code> element</a>
-      <ol>
-       <li><a href="#video-and-audio-codecs-for-video-elements"><span class="secno">4.8.7.1 </span>Video and audio codecs for <code>video</code> elements</a></ol></li>
-     <li><a href="#audio"><span class="secno">4.8.8 </span>The <code>audio</code> element</a>
-      <ol>
-       <li><a href="#audio-codecs-for-audio-elements"><span class="secno">4.8.8.1 </span>Audio codecs for <code>audio</code> elements</a></ol></li>
+     <li><a href="#video"><span class="secno">4.8.7 </span>The <code>video</code> element</a></li>
+     <li><a href="#audio"><span class="secno">4.8.8 </span>The <code>audio</code> element</a></li>
      <li><a href="#the-source-element"><span class="secno">4.8.9 </span>The <code>source</code> element</a></li>
      <li><a href="#media-elements"><span class="secno">4.8.10 </span>Media elements</a>
       <ol>
@@ -17003,33 +16999,27 @@
   provided to easily allow the user to obtain a full-screen playback
   mode.</p>
 
-  </div><div class="impl">
+  </div><!--CODECS
 
-  <h5 id="video-and-audio-codecs-for-video-elements"><span class="secno">4.8.7.1 </span>Video and audio codecs for <code><a href="#video">video</a></code> elements</h5>
+  <div class="impl">
+
+  <h5>Video and audio codecs for <code>video</code> elements</h5>
 
   <p>User agents may support any video and audio codecs and container
   formats.</p>
 
-  <p class="XXX">It would be helpful for interoperability if all
-  browsers could support the same codecs. However, there are no known
-  codecs that satisfy all the current players: we need a codec that is
-  known to not require per-unit or per-distributor licensing, that is
-  compatible with the open source development model, that is of
-  sufficient quality as to be usable, and that is not an additional
-  submarine patent risk for large companies. This is an ongoing issue
-  and this section will be updated once more information is
-  available.</p>
-
   <p class="note">Certain user agents might support no codecs at all,
   e.g. text browsers running over SSH connections.</p>
 
-  <!-- similar note in audio codecs section -->
+  <!- - similar note in audio codecs section - ->
   <p class="note">Implementations are free to implement support for
   video codecs either natively, or using platform-specific APIs, or
   using plugins: this specification does not specify how codecs are to
   be implemented.</p>
 
-  </div><h4 id="audio"><span class="secno">4.8.8 </span>The <dfn><code>audio</code></dfn> element</h4><dl class="element"><dt>Categories</dt>
+  </div>
+
+  (when replacing this text, also fix "- -" nested comments)--><h4 id="audio"><span class="secno">4.8.8 </span>The <dfn><code>audio</code></dfn> element</h4><dl class="element"><dt>Categories</dt>
    <dd><a href="#flow-content-0">Flow content</a>.</dd>
    <dd><a href="#phrasing-content-0">Phrasing content</a>.</dd>
    <dd><a href="#embedded-content-2">Embedded content</a>.</dd>
@@ -17096,9 +17086,11 @@
   provided value, and the user agent must invoke the object's <a href="#concept-media-load-algorithm" title="concept-media-load-algorithm">resource selection
   algorithm</a> before returning.</p>
 
-  </div><div class="impl">
+  </div><!--CODECS
 
-  <h5 id="audio-codecs-for-audio-elements"><span class="secno">4.8.8.1 </span>Audio codecs for <code><a href="#audio">audio</a></code> elements</h5>
+  <div class="impl">
+
+  <h5>Audio codecs for <code>audio</code> elements</h5>
 
   <p>User agents may support any audio codecs and container
   formats.</p>
@@ -17108,13 +17100,15 @@
   11.025kHz, 22.050kHz, and 44.100kHz, and for both mono and
   stereo. <a href="#references">[WAVE]</a></p>
 
-  <!-- similar note in video codecs section -->
+  <!- - similar note in video codecs section - ->
   <p class="note">Implementations are free to implement support for
   audio codecs either natively, or using platform-specific APIs, or
   using plugins: this specification does not specify how codecs are to
   be implemented.</p>
 
-  </div><h4 id="the-source-element"><span class="secno">4.8.9 </span>The <dfn><code>source</code></dfn> element</h4><dl class="element"><dt>Categories</dt>
+  </div>
+
+  (when replacing this text, also fix "- -" nested comments)--><h4 id="the-source-element"><span class="secno">4.8.9 </span>The <dfn><code>source</code></dfn> element</h4><dl class="element"><dt>Categories</dt>
    <dd>None.</dd>
    <dt>Contexts in which this element may be used:</dt>
    <dd>As a child of a <a href="#media-element">media element</a>, before any <a href="#flow-content-0">flow content</a>.</dd>

Received on Tuesday, 30 June 2009 04:51:35 UTC