Ogg codecs dropped from HTML5

In a posting to the whatwg discussion list, Ian Hickson describes the sad situation regarding codecs for the HTML5 spec: "After an inordinate amount of discussions, both in public and privately, on the situation regarding codecs for <video> and <audio> in HTML5, I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that there is no suitable codec that all vendors are willing to implement and ship." As a result, no codecs at all will be specified, ending (for now) an opportunity to push the web toward free formats.

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