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

[Yang Ye]

On 8/21/2007 10:44 PM, Michiel van der Ros wrote:
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> 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."
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>> 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.
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> Well, I know H264 is complex, but won't it still be a matter of time 
> before someone creates something open source that can be planted into 
> Red5?
This is a licensing issue instead of a technical issue. So your solution 
could not get rid of such licensing issue. The solution, in my view, is 
to make Gnash to the standard and embedded in Firefox.
>> 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.
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> Are you speculating or is there really a problem with the name?
>> Donnacha
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