Re: [rtcweb] My Opinion: Why I think a negotiating protocol is a Good Thing

Cullen Jennings <fluffy@cisco.com> Tue, 18 October 2011 20:59 UTC

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Subject: Re: [rtcweb] My Opinion: Why I think a negotiating protocol is a Good Thing
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On Oct 18, 2011, at 5:53 , Tim Panton wrote:

> We have an API with blobs only because we chose to stick with the ugliness that is SDP.

One of the most compelling argument to me to stick with SDP is that I have a hard time imagining anyone creating a replacement for it in less than a year or two.