[whatwg] Possible alternative to specifying a codec for the video tag

2007-12-23 Thread Robert (Jamie) Munro
We need a free video codec, but browser makers will not implement it in their browsers, due to alleged patent risks (which may or may not be real). What if we could transfer those patent risks away from the browser, and on to the content providers? Would that satisfy people? How could we do

Re: [whatwg] Possible alternative to specifying a codec for the video tag

2007-12-23 Thread David Gerard
On 23/12/2007, Robert (Jamie) Munro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How could we do that? The codec is usually a relatively small download download compared to the video itself. If we could suggest a way for codecs to be provided alongside the videos by the content providers, this /may/ be a way