[Red5] H.264 codec on Flash player... but not for Red5?

[MichaelChan]

Donnacha,
Can you please give some finer detail comment from your personal point
of view on this, I do not fully understood your comment here.
MC

On Tue, 2007-08-21 at 15:14 +0100, Donnacha wrote:
> > "I am not in a position able to explain to you why we will not allow
> > 3rd party streaming servers to stream H.264 video or AAC audio into
> > the Flash Player. What I can tell you is that we do not allow this
> > without proper licensing. Refer to Adobe's friendly Flash Media Server
> > sales staff for more information."
> 
> This is it then, Adobe's long-expected trump card against Red5 - it
> was foolish to be lulled into the illusion that fighting this threat
> to their bottom-line was not a top priority for them.
> 
> My guess: we'll see, within a month of the upgrade, the follow-up
> double-whammy of a "coincidental" Cease & Desist from one of the
> trademark holders of the Red5 name, kindly funded by Adobe.
> 
> Donnacha
> 
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