Re: [rtcweb] Google statement on codecs

"Timothy B. Terriberry" <tterriberry@mozilla.com> Mon, 30 July 2012 00:27 UTC

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Justin Uberti wrote:
> Given the ability to deliver a royalty-free platform with no compromises
> on quality, we see no reason to include mandatory royalty-bearing codecs.

+1

As Brendan Eich, Mozilla's CTO, outlined in his article 
https://hacks.mozilla.org/2012/03/video-mobile-and-the-open-web/ back in 
March, we believe very strongly in keeping WebRTC unencumbered.