video in HTML5 and codec patents

on the WHATWG list and expresses the needs Debian has regarding multimedia codecs. I think it's a good idea to try to encourage Opera and Mozilla to keep supporting free formats and to convince Apple that the Web needs to be open for everyone. Thanks, Maik Merten -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Re: so what can we do to voice our support? (Re: video codecs in HTML 5)

patent policy... :-( But we can use this as another argument :) See http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20040205/ - summary at http://www.w3.org/2004/02/05-patentsummary.html I think the WHATWG proposal have a good chance of becoming official W3C standards over time. Maik Merten