- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:26:01 +0000 (UTC)
- To: Silvia Pfeiffer <silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com>
- Cc: Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org>, public-html@w3.org
On Tue, 30 Jun 2009, Silvia Pfeiffer wrote: > > So, with respect, I understand the difficult situation that you're > finding yourself in to make a decision about including a required > baseline codec for the <audio> and <video> elements. But I really wonder > if this decision really has to be made right now at this instant or > whether there is still time to wait and see what happens in the market > during the next months. No decision has been made, other than to not make one for now, and that's just my editorial position, it's not a working group decision. I am most definitely open to further editing the spec as the situation warrants. > Further to this topic, I wonder why Vorbis was not able to qualify for > the <audio> tag as a baseline codec. If anyone can get Apple to implement it, I'd be more than happy to update the spec to mention that as the common audio codec. > However, there is a way out of this predicament: even if not all browser > vendors support a common standard - if there is software available that > can extend a browser to provide the support for the standard, then > compatibility can be provided through the back door. That would certainly help, but it wouldn't get support onto, say, the iPhone. I'm not sure it would really count as a common codec for the purpose of the spec. Still, it's much better than nothing. > It is not a situation that is desirable, however it is the situation > that we have found ourselves in with flash and video for the last decade > and it is workable. I was hoping we could get away from that situation. :-) > So, given the current situation, I can still see a solution for having a > baseline codec that is supported in all browsers (even if not by all > browser vendors), which is supporting the intention to "encourage the > browser vendors to implement a common codec". Not all browsers (e.g. not the iPhone). But certainly many of them, yes. -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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