[asterisk-users] H.264 *Not Patented*

[Matthew Rubenstein]

	The H.264 codec patent by Qualcomm has been ruled invalid by a San
Diego Federal jury:
http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197001066 .
That means that H.264 codecs can now be written, distributed and revised
freely under any license their authors choose, including GPL, public
domain, or any other, and $free now that royalties are no longer
required.

	How does H.264 compare with GSM and G.729 in CPU demand (MIPS:Kbps) and
audio quality at low bitrates? GSM is $free, but G.729 is higher quality
(tho patented with at least $10 per running codec instance royalties).
Will H.264 become the favorite high-quality Asterisk codec, or will it
perhaps force G.729 to become free, or negligibly cheaper?
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(C) Matthew Rubenstein