DVD (video) and Fedora

[Basil Mohamed Gohar]

On Sat, 2009-02-07 at 18:43 -0500, Gregory Maxwell wrote:
> 2009/2/7 Basil Mohamed Gohar <abu_hurayrah at hidayahonline.org>:
> > On Sat, 2009-02-07 at 17:06 +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> >>
> >> Remember that OGG is a container and doesn't restrict the choice of
> >> codecs. Also Webkit has no native support for gstreamer codecs. it
> >> varies by the platform.
> >>
> >> Rahul
> >>
> > If I'm not mistaken, I do believe Ogg as a container only supports other
> > Xiph-related codecs.  For example, OGM, which was common a short while
> > ago for containing MPEG4-encoded video, was a hack and was not
> > officially supported by the Xiph.  It's actually considered to be a
> > derivative format, rather than the same as Ogg.
> >
> > Don't get me wrong, I love Ogg and all the other freedom-related work
> > Xiph is doing.  I am just not sure about the accuracy of the statement
> > that "Ogg doesn't restrict choice".
> 
> http://xiphmont.livejournal.com/23393.html
> 

Thank you!  What I read must have been the same kind of FUD that Monty
here is trying to counter.  I appreciate the link.  It explains a lot
for me.
 
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Basil Mohamed Gohar
abu_hurayrah at hidayahonline.org
www.basilgohar.com
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