Re: [rtcweb] Cisco to open source its H.264 implementation and absorb MPEG-LA licensing fees

Ron <ron@debian.org> Wed, 11 December 2013 19:32 UTC

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On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 07:08:13PM +0000, Cullen Jennings (fluffy) wrote:
> There is also a 5 minute video that helps explain the "open source code" and
> "binary download" and other IPR issues as that seems to cause confusion for
> folks. You can find it at http://vimeo.com/cullenfluffyjennings/openh264-ipr

I don't suppose that you have a webm version of that which I'd actually be
able to watch in any of the currently popular browsers do you?

vimeo just says "Jeepers!  This video can't be played".

  Ron