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Monday, June 30, 2003
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I was wondering earlier: "It seems that the new iChat AV software by Apple does not currently support H.323." Now I learn that Apple Rocks even more! - "Apple is clearly on the right track with the underlying protocols in iChatAV. [...] iChat AV uses standard SIP and RTP for voice & video. The (default) voice coded [sic] is QCELP - the same codec used in CDMA cell phones; and the (default) video codec is H263 - the standard video conferencing codec. SIP runs on port 5060. [...] So, there you have it, iChatAV uses: SIP, RTP, and Quicktime to deliver voice using QCELP and video via the H.263 codec. [...] Truly open standards, especially when adhered to, are a wonderful thing. Now, they just need to deal with that little security issue and this is the killer app for absolutely everyone."
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Harry Crushes the Hulk: "Far from being a particularly unethical generation, the file-sharing Americans of the Napster era may be no more or less moral than those that came before. They may well be willing to pay for their entertainment - if the quality is guaranteed and the price is fair." (via Slashdot)
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