- From: Maik Merten <maikmerten@gmx.net>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:45:32 +0200
Silvia Pfeiffer schrieb: >> So a company which owns a patent on a standard that can bought and >> read at freedom is just as bad as a company which owns a patent on a >> standard that has absolutely no public documentation? > > If you're talking about Ogg Theora, then you've got your facts wrong. > First of all, Ogg Theora is not owned by a company. > It is open source and sourceode is the best and most accurate public > documentation you can get. > And if you try google, you'll find a lot of additional documentation, > such as this detailed explanation: > http://www.xiph.org/theora/doc/Theora_I_spec.pdf > and the Theora FAQ http://theora.org/theorafaq.html > > But I may have misunderstood what you were alluding to. Well, I assume he's referring to "Apple, Inc. is no better than Microsoft" - meaning that Microsoft is the patent-owning entity which publishes no documentation. Maik Merten
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