Does WebRTC need a change in governance?
Is it time to change the governance of WebRTC in order to keep it growing and flourishing?
Read MoreMozilla's efforts with TokBox is all about Firefox OS, so why don't they just say so?
Mozilla just "announced" in one of their blogs an "experimentation" taking place in their nightly builds. The post itself is rather cryptic:
Soon, in Firefox Nightly, you will see our first experiments in creating a WebRTC-powered communications feature that aims to connect everyone with a WebRTC-enabled browser. And that’s all you will need. No plug-ins, no downloads. If you have a browser, a camera and a mic, you’ll be able to make audio and video calls to anyone else with an enabled browser.
The above quote is about as good an explanation about what WebRTC is as any. browser enables, no plugins, no downloads. Where's the news here?
Oh. And they have a partner for this one:
we’re proud to have a partner in TokBox who have provided invaluable help in getting this project to where it is today, and whose OpenTok video and voice platform powers the service.
TokBox followed suit with a post of their own, with even less information:
You can read more about it from Mozilla here. There’s not much to add at stage.
Thanks a lot.
The most amount of information about it on the net is found on The Register:
When The Reg asked about this, a Mozilla spokesperson told us, "The WebRTC experimental product is free, and any further plans regarding monetization will be disclosed in due course." So take that as you will.
Which isn't much either.
While I am just as clueless as anyone else, here's what I am thinking about this one:
I am left unsatisfied from the information provided. It is too little to fit in such a blog post - it reveals a grand scheme, but leaves too many pieces of it hidden.
Here's what I want answered:
Is it time to change the governance of WebRTC in order to keep it growing and flourishing?
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