Re: [rtcweb] Consensus vs. Voting (was Re: Call for Consensus Regarding Selecting Recommended Audio Codecs)

Adam Roach <adam@nostrum.com> Tue, 15 January 2013 19:00 UTC

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Subject: Re: [rtcweb] Consensus vs. Voting (was Re: Call for Consensus Regarding Selecting Recommended Audio Codecs)
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On 1/15/13 11:40, Rauschenbach, Uwe (NSN - DE/Munich) wrote:
> To support the deployment scenarios related to mobile networks, I
> propose to include a recommendation for AMR/AMR-WB, i.e. I prefer option
> 1.
> Details of how to exactly do the recommendation can be worked out in the
> process.

I think what's getting lost here is whether people think these codecs 
should be "recommended" (English word, consult your dictionary) or 
"RECOMMENDED" (unfortunate IETF-specific term of art, consult RFC 2119).

I agree with the former sentiment, but completely disagree with the latter.

Which are you supporting?

/a