Re: Fwd: Re: [AVT] Re: New I-Ds for Ogg technologies (Vorbis overRTP, Ogg file format, Mimetypes)

[Linus Walleij <triad@df.lth.se>]

On Fri, 24 Jan 2003, Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote:

> 2) how to make sure no two codecs pick the same identifier string?
> (the "registry" problem)

This is a natural pointer to the IANA, in case you want to establish
something rock-solid. Not that I know if they would like to do this, but
it it is to be a widely accepted standard for codec identification, IANA
would be the place to store the strings.

Someone who knows how registry issues have been handled in the past,
please step up.

Alternatively, you could list the magic strings available today, and
require extensions to file further informational RFCs for the additions.
(Sort of sticky and slow in comparison to IANA handling it.)

I also would like to hear the "official" Xiph.org view on this subject.
Michael?

Yours,
Linus Walleij


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