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Re: [rtcweb] revisiting why WebRTC is succeeding everywhere but the Web

Bernard Aboba <bernard.aboba@gmail.com> Tue, 16 December 2014 23:32 UTC

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It is possible to write a single stream audio/video app that runs on any browser.  But if you include the video features that enable collaborative Web apps like Skype for Web, Hangouts, Jitsi Meet, etc. then yes there are no polyfills today.  So these Web apps need to be written for a particular browser.  By now people are getting used to installing a browser to run their favorite WebRTC web app. That's not the IETF's problem really (WebRTC protocols and open source SDKs implementing same are in much better shape, and are being widely used). But it is indicative of the mountain that WebRTC needs to be climb to be a successful Web standard. 

> On Dec 16, 2014, at 5:43 PM, Ted Hardie <ted.ietf@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 2:30 PM, Bernard Aboba <bernard.aboba@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Dec 16, 2014, at 3:18 PM, David Singer <singer@apple.com> wrote:
>> 
>> However the browser model is very different. The browser app developer typically cannot compile their own browser or fix browser bugs so they have to live with what is there. Today's polyfills typically only work for audio so writing a multi-browser video app that supports multiple video streams is a nightmare even without a codec problem.
>  
> ​So, can I confirm here that you mean polyfill in the same way ​Remy Sharp did?  That is, a piece of Javascript that replicates an API and functionality that the browser lacks?
> 
> And so you are asserting that there are downloadable Javascript bits that replicate both the audio functionality and relevant API, but there are no downloadable Javascript bits that replicate the video functionality and relevant API?
> 
> Have I gotten your meaning?
> 
> Ted
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