> It's clear the opinions of all parties cannot be reconciled. Of course, but they don't have to be because the requirements for the solution are clear, and I believe Ian and others have stated them several times now.
For example, it's clear that AVC/H.264 cannot be part of the solution, and folks who share the opinion that it should be will be disappointed. In case you haven't had a chance to read Ian's note in a different thread, one of the requests to help improve the signal-to-noise ratio was "Does this help move the issue forward? If no, please omit that part of your e-mail." -- Charles