Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 16:40:27 -0500 From: Robert Burmeister <Robert.Burmeister@UToledo.edu> To: <multimedia@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Cisco has released a gratis open source H.264 implementation under the BSD license. Message-ID: <5285434B.7010401@UToledo.edu>
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Note for: multimedia/x264 multimedia/ffmpeg multimedia/mplayer multimedia/vlc www/firefox graphics/gnash net/opal [1]https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2013/10/30/video-interoperability-on-t he-web-gets-a-boost-from-ciscos-h-264-codec/ The most popular codec, [2]H.264, is [was] patent-encumbered and [3]licensed by MPEG LA, under terms that prevent distributing it with open source products including Firefox. Cisco has [4]announced today that they are going to [5]release a gratis, high quality, open source H.264 implementation -- along with gratis binary modules compiled from that source and hosted by Cisco for download. This move enables any open source project to incorporate Cisco's H.264 module without paying MPEG LA license fees. References 1. https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2013/10/30/video-interoperability-on-the-web-gets-a-boost-from-ciscos-h-264-codec/ 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVC 3. http://www.mpegla.com/main/default.aspx 4. http://blogs.cisco.com/collaboration/open-source-h-264-removes-barriers-webrtc 5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratis_versus_libre
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