Re: [rtcweb] On video codec for rtcweb

"Timothy B. Terriberry" <tterriberry@mozilla.com> Fri, 23 March 2012 13:28 UTC

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Markus.Isomaki@nokia.com wrote:
 > My opinion is that a codec should only be mandated if there is clear
 > consensus about it. Exaggerating a bit but not much that would 
probably leave
 > us with G.711.

We've had this conversation on this list before. See
http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/rtcweb/current/msg03047.html
wherein you find that even Stephan _Wenger_ and I managed to agree that 
your standard is too strong. Such consensus is a rare thing indeed.