It is always impossible to freely use H.264. "On February 2, 2010 MPEG LA announced that H.264-encoded Internet Video that is free to end users would continue to be exempt from royalty fees until at least December 31, 2015. However, other fees remain in place. The license terms are updated in 5-year blocks."
Multiple standards is the trend, sadly but true.//
Also reminds me of GTK and Qt
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It is always impossible to freely use H.264. "On February 2, 2010 MPEG LA announced that H.264-encoded Internet Video that is free to end users would continue to be exempt from royalty fees until at least December 31, 2015. However, other fees remain in place. The license terms are updated in 5-year blocks." Multiple standards is the trend, sadly but true. //
Also reminds me of GTK and Qt