On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 09:15:01AM -0800, IESG Secretary wrote: > A new IETF working group has been proposed in the Real-time Applications > and Infrastructure Area. The IESG has not made any determination as yet. > The following draft charter was submitted, and is provided for > informational purposes only. Please send your comments to the IESG > mailing list (i...@ietf.org) by January 20, 2010.
> There exist codecs that can be widely implemented and easily > distributed, but that are not standardized through any SDO; according to > reports, this lack of standardization and clear change control has > hindered adoption of such codecs in interactive Internet applications. > > There exist codecs that are standardized, but that cannot be widely > implemented and easily distributed; according to reports, the presence > of various usage restrictions (e.g., in the form of requirements to pay > royalty fees, obtain a license, enter into a business agreement, or meet > other special conditions imposed by a patent holder) has hindered > adoptions of such codecs in interactive Internet applications. As part of my job for an open source consultancy specialising in real-time communications i see both of the issues mentioned above occur from time to time. As such i'm very exited to see a proposal for an IETF working group which addresses these very issues. And therefor i fully endorse the creation of this working group and will be eagerly awaiting it results. Sjoerd Simons _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
