Re: Registration of CDMs as a solution proposal (was Re: "Revealed: how Microsoft...")

On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Norbert Bollow <nb@bollow.ch> wrote:

> "piranna@gmail.com" <piranna@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Robert O'Callaghan of Mozilla proposed that all CDMs be registered
> > > and that a condition of registration be publication of the source
> > > code
> >
> > Interesting solution... Independently of the fact I'm against EME,
> > since this would mean a reduced and clearly common set of CDMs, I
> > agree with that solution.
>
> +1
>
> since it would also greatly increase the likelihood of being able to
> run the CDMs on Free Software operating system platforms, therefore
> significantly reducing the risk in regard to the continued viability
> of such operating system platforms that I'm so concerned about.
>

I see, so this is an area where there could be some advantage to working on
this in W3C then ?

I'm not saying the above solution will be agreed - that's really not
something I can influence - but I don't see any context other than W3C in
which this and alternatives could be discussed.

...Mark


> Greetings,
> Norbert
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