micu wrote:
AFAIK, recently FFmpeg released a from-scratch WebM reimplementation, which lets criterion 5 (available in multiple complete implementations by competing vendors, or as a complete implementation equally available to all parties.) at least begin to hold.
But what would you say: Can criterion 4 (managed and further developed independently of any single vendor in aw process open to the equal participation of competitors and third parties) already be identified to be true?
I think I don't understand what criterion 4 is meant to address nor do I see how an unencumbered from-scratch implementation would not qualify as satisfying criterion 4.
FFmpeg developers made a from-scratch free software implementation, so wouldn't that demonstrate anyone can "manage and further develop independently of" Google "in an open process equal to the participation of competitors and third parties"? Didn't FFmpeg developers just do that?