[Foundation-l] No default codec for <video> and <audio> in HTML5

[Aryeh Gregor]

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 8:14 PM, Brian<Brian.Mingus at colorado.edu> wrote:
> A compromise is a win-win.

Compromising is not a good idea per se.  It's only a good idea if it
advances your goals more than refusing to compromises.  Some
compromises are bad and should not be accepted.  If you put enough
importance on open standards, a fragmented web where authors need to
provide both H.264 and Theora to get optimal functionality is *better*
than one where everyone can just provide H.264 and ignores Theora.  In
the first case, Theora will improve and become well-known, and maybe
stand a chance of eventually winning the format war.  In the second,
Theora has lost, permanently.