Silvia Pfeiffer wrote:
* it's weird to see an address@hidden mailing list when there's
already an address@hidden mailing list.
Hmm. I didn't know about that (I'll sign up). Maybe they can be merged
now.
* why is it vorbis-focused and doesn't include speex, flac, theora, or
dirac?
I think mainly because vorbis is the closest equivalent to MP3, and MP3
is the most popular lossy codec now.
* why does it have such a strong vlc focus when there's other software
that supports Ogg Vorbis, too?
I think because they wanted simple instructions.
* why is xiph only mentioned in passing and not as the core
organisation to address wrt Vorbis? (the recent changes of wording are
good, btw :)
I don't think it was meant as a slight (probably simplification again),
but Xiph does deserve the credit.
The more people talk about open codecs, the better - we all want a
free-er world.
Agreed.
Matt Flaschen