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JPEG XL is not Google created. The problem here is that there's a conflict of interest, Google has its own image formats and they're being petty about competiti
by RedShift1 3y ago
JPEG XL is not Google created. The problem here is that there's a conflict of interest, Google has its own image formats and they're being petty about competition.
- zinekeller 3y agoJXL was partly derived from Google technologies although it went to ISO standardisation.
- RedShift1 3y agoHeh that makes it even worse because the people who decided to remove JPEG XL from Chrome claimed it was technically inferior :')
- bryanrasmussen 3y agoOk so one is controlled by Google and one isn't, the idea that any argument over them was ridiculous seems weird given this salient difference.
- jsnell 3y agoOf the people listed as the main authors of the JPEG XL spec on Wikipedia, I believe 2 out of 3 worked at Google. What's the "conflict of interest" you're talking about? AVIF? How is that their own format when JPEG XL isn't? If Apple, Mozilla and Microsoft wanted JPEG XL and committed to supporting it, I bet Chrome could be convinced to restore the support. But AFAIK those companies have made no such commitment, or even any kind of indication of intent. Why should we have another image format that gets only implemented in Chrome, not the wider web ecosystem? (Of course, they too are members of the foundation building AVIF. Oh my God, so many conflicts of interest!)
- ksec 3y ago>Of the people listed as the main authors of the JPEG XL spec on Wikipedia, I believe 2 out of 3 worked at Google. Google Research. Which is similar to Microsoft Research.
- jsnell 3y agoI don't know what distinction you're trying to draw there.
- joveian 3y agoMozilla is neutral on JPEG XL: https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/522#issuecomment-1409539985 https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/522#is...