Re: [playogg-discuss] What's the consensus here on the Google/On2 purchase?

[sull]

They should maintain the name 'Ogg' for any new 'open' video codec
that they release.
It would help with ongoing efforts to promote open video standards and
getting familiarity with a name that represents this (Ogg).
I think it would be a good tactical and strategical focus for all of
us Ogg supporters to work with Google to leverage the momentum that
Ogg (Xiph.org) has together with the inevitable release of
newer/alternate open video codec tech by On2/Google.

Thoughts?

sull
ogg.ly

On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 4:24 PM, Holmes Wilson <address@hidden> wrote:
> On2 is the company that owns the patents to Theora.  VP3 is the codec that
> they gave out under a perpetual, unconditional, royalty free license.  That
> codec became Theora.
>
> So, google is trying to buy On2 and some people think they will pull a
> similar move, and create a new, higher tech free format.
>
> On 1/23/10 3:50 PM, Jeff Shippen wrote:
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>> IDK what On2 and VP3 is, I don't know what you are talking about.
>>
>> On 1/23/10 11:00 AM, Holmes Wilson wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Curious what the consensus is on this list about the Google/On2 purchase.
>>>
>>> Specifically: when that finally goes through (most people seem to
>>> think it will eventually) do we think that Google will do what On2 did
>>> with VP3 and create another free format?
>>>
>>> Do we think they will use it on Youtube?
>>>
>>> Anybody think they have another course in mind?
>>>
>>> Did they just buy it to get more negotiating power against Adobe or
>>> MPEG-LA, without intending to make a change?
>>>
>>> -Holmes
>>>
>>>
>>>
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