In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
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on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:31:30 +0000
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> ____/ Matt on Thursday 31 July 2008 21:05 : \____
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>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>> Firefox to Support Open Video Format in Next Release
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>>> | Chris Blizzard reports from this week?s Mozilla Summit: Firefox will
>>> | natively support the Ogg Theora video format!
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>>> http://internet.boredblogs.net/?p=2363
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>> I suppose it's good news, but I don't know who is going to publish in a
>> format that can't be read by most people's preferred browser (IE).
>>
>> What is the path to broad acceptance and interoperability? People try
>> to play Ogg Theora content under IE, and they get a message saying they
>> need to install Firefox and Ogg? They do so, and they like FF, and they
>> migrate from IE to FF? Okay, but it seems that the content's usage will
>> suffer compared to content published using Flash. I guess the content
>> will have to be published in both formats, with the Theora format
>> presented first.
>>
>> Somebody please expound on how Theora is to reach critical mass (so to
>> speak) and how that will be an improvement over the current situation.
>
> There's now a better chance of it entering HTMLx, in which case Microsoft and
> Apple might get some feet-dragging.
See sections 4.7.7 through 4.7.9 (4.7.10 appears to be an API)
of:
http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#video
Theora/OGG is mentioned in 4.7.9 as an example.
In a more official (though still not stable) context, one
might look at sections 3.14.7 through 3.14.8, and 3.14.10:
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-html5-20080122/#video
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