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I think the whole 'open web' argument goes down as soon as Gruber mentions h.264 as the alternative to flash. That's replacing an evil with another evil.
by armandososa 17y ago
I think the whole 'open web' argument goes down as soon as Gruber mentions h.264 as the alternative to flash. That's replacing an evil with another evil.
- loup-vaillant 17y agoI think h.264 is a bit less evil than flash. First, it is not ubiquitous yet. Second, it turns the flash vs <video> fight into a <video h.264> vs <video Theora> fight. This move already lean towards open standards and free software. Pushing further can only mean the eventual victory of Theora. Now, talking like Theora doesn't exist is evil. However, Apple and its fans don't have much choice: Apple is a licensor of some patents on h.264, and hardware acceleration isn't available for Theora in the Iphone. A world without Theora is in their best interests. The eventual format will probably be determined by Google (with YouTube). Will they chose a non-encumbered format, or will they choose to support the Iphones ? I don't know.
- armandososa 17y agoI agree that it is a lesser evil right now, but it is not an that's why I think Gruber's "open web" argument is hypocrite at least.