After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out
this bit o' wisdom:
> ____/ The Ghost In The Machine on Tuesday 14 October 2008 19:23 : \____
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>> True, Ogg and Theora at least are open source. I don't know
>> regarding their efficiency yet, though Ogg is fairly popular
>> for audio.
>
> I've seen mixed results. Some say it's better than the proprietary ones
> (measured numerically, IIRC) and some visual assessment suggested otherwise (I
> saw it in OSNews... post from Eugena).
What good would efficiency do you if if weren't open?
--
There is perhaps in every thing of any consequence, secret history, which
it would be amusing to know, could we have it authentically communicated.
-- James Boswell
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