Once again we are getting tied up in the IPR debate...
One reason to check existing codecs against the CODEC requirements is that
too many overlapping codecs in the marketplace works against
interoperability.
A second reason is that developing a new codec is a lot of work, so it makes
sense to make sure of its value first.
I'd also observe that if (for arguments sake) we did find such a codec in
another SDO, the IETF would not rubber-stamp it. So I am not seeing the
connection to the rubber-stamping question.
Stephen Botzko
Polycom
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 7:13 AM, Mans Nilsson
<mansaxel(_at_)besserwisser(_dot_)org>wrote:
Subject: RE: WG Review: Internet Wideband Audio Codec (codec) Date: Thu,
Jan 21, 2010 at 10:38:29AM +0100 Quoting Ingemar Johansson S (
ingemar(_dot_)s(_dot_)johansson(_at_)ericsson(_dot_)com):
So our interpretation of such proposed phased approach is
that the WG
would be explicitely taking a decision to pursue the work
if there are
no standardized codecs out there fullfilling the requirements.
My interpretation of the situation is that this milestone is
in most peoples rear-view mirror. The available codecs that
could be rubberstamped are all missing some of the desirable
qualities, ie internetability, licensing, sound quality, latency.
I would say that it is up to other SDOs to determine that once the
requirements are set.
Why?
The big problem is that technical and legal
matters are aired in the same sentence and I beleive that even a Codec
WG in IETF will in the end realize that the legal matters are the most
complicated. But enough said about this.
I do not disagree about legal issues being large blips on the problem
radar. The failure to grasp the business potential in free (fsvo free
that meets BSD or GPL standards, just to grab some examples) codec
technology among those who have traditionally produced codecs is one of
the cornerstones in why CODEC is needed and why I think IETF should
keep a loose liasion to other SDOen rather than lockstepping.
--
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