[Foundation-l] Freedom, standards, and file formats

[geni]

2008/9/28 Henning Schlottmann <h.schlottmann at gmx.net>:
> Michael Snow wrote:
>> I mentioned earlier that I wanted to discuss open standards and file
>> formats in advance of the next board meeting.
>
> Send a message to the public W3C-list, signed by you and Brion, that the
> Wikimedia Foundation wishes to hold a six-month discussion phase on
> which free, open video standard to use on MediaWiki and the Foundations
> wikis. State that you want all the browser guys involved in that
> discussion because you want this standard to be natively implemented in
> all consumer browsers within 18 months from now. Send it out as a press
> release as well.
>
> The Foundation is a big boy now and can make such demands.
>
> Ciao Henning
>

Wikipedia is big when it comes to text. Video and sound less so.


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geni