Short URL: http://html5.org/r/3342
| SVN | Bug | Comment | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3342 | Remove the sections on audio and video codecs, since no solution is forthcoming. | 2009-06-30 04:50 |
Index: source =================================================================== --- source (revision 3341) +++ source (revision 3342) @@ -20933,6 +20933,8 @@ + <!--CODECS + <div class="impl"> <h5>Video and audio codecs for <code>video</code> elements</h5> @@ -20940,20 +20942,10 @@ <p>User agents may support any video and audio codecs and container formats.</p> - <p class="XXX">It would be helpful for interoperability if all - browsers could support the same codecs. However, there are no known - codecs that satisfy all the current players: we need a codec that is - known to not require per-unit or per-distributor licensing, that is - compatible with the open source development model, that is of - sufficient quality as to be usable, and that is not an additional - submarine patent risk for large companies. This is an ongoing issue - and this section will be updated once more information is - available.</p> - <p class="note">Certain user agents might support no codecs at all, e.g. text browsers running over SSH connections.</p> - <!-- similar note in audio codecs section --> + <!- - similar note in audio codecs section - -> <p class="note">Implementations are free to implement support for video codecs either natively, or using platform-specific APIs, or using plugins: this specification does not specify how codecs are to @@ -20961,10 +20953,12 @@ </div> + (when replacing this text, also fix "- -" nested comments)--> + <h4 id="audio">The <dfn><code>audio</code></dfn> element</h4> <dl class="element"> @@ -21071,6 +21065,8 @@ + <!--CODECS + <div class="impl"> <h5>Audio codecs for <code>audio</code> elements</h5> @@ -21083,7 +21079,7 @@ 11.025kHz, 22.050kHz, and 44.100kHz, and for both mono and stereo. <a href="#refsWAVE">[WAVE]</a></p> - <!-- similar note in video codecs section --> + <!- - similar note in video codecs section - -> <p class="note">Implementations are free to implement support for audio codecs either natively, or using platform-specific APIs, or using plugins: this specification does not specify how codecs are to @@ -21091,7 +21087,10 @@ </div> + (when replacing this text, also fix "- -" nested comments)--> + + <h4>The <dfn><code>source</code></dfn> element</h4> <dl class="element">