The codec you describe exists. We call it VP8: it's more or less as good as h.264, it's patent-free (MPEG LA denies this, but so far they have refused to provide any evidence) and it's libre.
Also, sites are not going to give up on H.264 because H.264 is vastly superior for mobile devices.
Sites won't give up on H.264 yet because it has already acquired a situational advantage (hardware support) that WebM still doesn't have. But AMD, ARM and Broadcam are working on it, and Intel has announced that they consider doing the same, so it's a matter of time.
This is just open source fanboys promoting an inferior solution to solve a problem that is far more imaginary than real.
The problem is more complex than you think. (Ba-dum, zing)
The *only* things WebM has are that it's open source [...]
Sir, you seem to talk like you thought that isn't a humongous, overwhelming advantage itself. Sure, it'll take a while until Intel, AMD and ARM have replaced all their hardware without WebM support with the new models they are currently working on, but once they have, the only real advantage H.264 will have will be Apple's refusal of open standards.
If I understand correctly, if a major video streaming service were to implement Intel Insider technology on their movie streams they would immediately lose most of their clients, even if just temporally. I mean, they would be unable to access their service at all.
please dont write off Animal Rights because of PETA's actions.
This troper thinks that you might be confusing animal welfare groups with animal rights groups. Animal Welfare groups are sane associations that care about animals and their well being. Animal Rights and Animal Liberation groups are wingnuts.
I think that the ability to restrict other people's freedom should not be regarded as a freedom in itself, regardless of whether it is considered positive or not. Other people may disagree, of course.
That's only true if "is infinitely approximate to" means exactly the same as "equals".
Or more accurately, it's 1- 0.000...;...001...
That figure doesn't exist unless with "0.000...;...001" you mean "an arbitrarily large, FINITE amount of 0s followed by an 1".
Srsly u guys, there are several valid ways to write something that equals exactly 1, and 0.(9) is just one of them. There's 2/2, and 1/3+1/3+1/3 (which, by the way, can be used to explain why 0.(9)=1), or 4-3...
Christians have problems with sex, period. All sex is bad and evil, and it should only be condoned (pun intended) when it will result in more christians being born.
If you look through all the open source projects, say on sourceforge (all 250,000 of them), a few are great, many are average and by far the largest part are abandoned, half-finished and/or complete garbage.
If you replace "Free projects on Sourceforge" with "works on Fanfiction.net", "films from Hollywood" or "games on the market", your sentence still stands true. It isn't just Free software that is afflicted with Sturgeon's Law, you know.
But that way he wouldn't be promoting Free standards. So I guess it's up to him whether the tradeoff between Freedom and simplicity is worth it for him or not.
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The codec you describe exists. We call it VP8: it's more or less as good as h.264, it's patent-free (MPEG LA denies this, but so far they have refused to provide any evidence) and it's libre.
That sounds interesting. Source, please?
Also, sites are not going to give up on H.264 because H.264 is vastly superior for mobile devices.
Sites won't give up on H.264 yet because it has already acquired a situational advantage (hardware support) that WebM still doesn't have. But AMD, ARM and Broadcam are working on it, and Intel has announced that they consider doing the same, so it's a matter of time.
This is just open source fanboys promoting an inferior solution to solve a problem that is far more imaginary than real.
The problem is more complex than you think. (Ba-dum, zing)
The *only* things WebM has are that it's open source [...]
Sir, you seem to talk like you thought that isn't a humongous, overwhelming advantage itself. Sure, it'll take a while until Intel, AMD and ARM have replaced all their hardware without WebM support with the new models they are currently working on, but once they have, the only real advantage H.264 will have will be Apple's refusal of open standards.
Proportionally, it is INFINITELY more expensive than the browser that would show it or the server that provides it.
True, because $0.20 divided by $0 equals... OH SHI-
If I understand correctly, if a major video streaming service were to implement Intel Insider technology on their movie streams they would immediately lose most of their clients, even if just temporally. I mean, they would be unable to access their service at all.
please dont write off Animal Rights because of PETA's actions.
This troper thinks that you might be confusing animal welfare groups with animal rights groups. Animal Welfare groups are sane associations that care about animals and their well being. Animal Rights and Animal Liberation groups are wingnuts.
And yes, you don't "own" a cat, they just come and live with you.
Actually, in most cases, it's more like you are the cat's pet.
Next election, I'm going to support any Muslim candidate I can find.
Fixed for clarity. That's what you meant, isn't it?
How about $0.00 per song downloaded and/or shared? Now that would be a fair penalty for what he did.
I think that the ability to restrict other people's freedom should not be regarded as a freedom in itself, regardless of whether it is considered positive or not. Other people may disagree, of course.
Ah, thanks.
I guess Poe's law caught me again.
What is this I don't even
Seriously, please try parsing your message in a human-readable language. That way we'll be able to understand what you mean.
I wish I had mod points, that was hilarious XD
No, .999... is infinitely approximate to 1.
That's only true if "is infinitely approximate to" means exactly the same as "equals".
Or more accurately, it's 1- 0.000...;...001...
That figure doesn't exist unless with "0.000...;...001" you mean "an arbitrarily large, FINITE amount of 0s followed by an 1".
Srsly u guys, there are several valid ways to write something that equals exactly 1, and 0.(9) is just one of them. There's 2/2, and 1/3+1/3+1/3 (which, by the way, can be used to explain why 0.(9)=1), or 4-3...
Unless battery technology makes a quantum leap
If it makes a quantum leap, it'll be the same as not changing at all.
Christians have problems with sex, period. All sex is bad and evil, and it should only be condoned (pun intended) when it will result in more christians being born.
And a lawyer has Free will and a body, but no Soul :P
[...] we're not making fun of Islam which is bad and naughty.
Agreed: Islam is bad and naughty, but it's not them who we're making fun of today.
the traditional definition of a soul was to have [...] freedom to love and freedom to make decisions
Thus, gay people have no soul.
'Any entity — no matter how many tentacles it has — has a soul.'
Fhtagn! Iaeeh! XD
Would he baptize an alien? 'Only if they asked.'
O rly? That means he agrees with me that to indoctrinate and baptize children should be illegal and prosecuted. Yay!
If you look through all the open source projects, say on sourceforge (all 250,000 of them), a few are great, many are average and by far the largest part are abandoned, half-finished and/or complete garbage.
If you replace "Free projects on Sourceforge" with "works on Fanfiction.net", "films from Hollywood" or "games on the market", your sentence still stands true. It isn't just Free software that is afflicted with Sturgeon's Law, you know.
If you're considering becoming a christian, please do it now. There's not much time left.
True, there are only 5,000 million years left, tops.
But that way he wouldn't be promoting Free standards. So I guess it's up to him whether the tradeoff between Freedom and simplicity is worth it for him or not.
You have a point, DRM might have ONE reasonable use. That is, if it's possible to make it work at all without Treacherous Computing.
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