WebM license third-party submission

[Alolita Sharma]

Thanks Josh!

On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 3:19 PM, Josh Berkus <josh at postgresql.org> wrote:

> Hey, Everyone:
>
> >> With all due respect, Chris, Google is so arrogant in refusing to
> discuss
> >> its processes with anyone that  this request isn't terribly credible.
> >> Remember when I was thrown off of Adsense, and Google wouldn't tell me
> why,
> >> and you had to intervene? Lots of us would be happy to join Google's
> >> advisory board when you have one you're willing to listen to.
>
> Can I just say this is *completely* irrelevant to a license discussion?
>
> 1) Google has a license.
>
> 2) Google plans on submitting the license but isn't ready to do so yet,
> but will soon.
>
> 3) We do not need to talk about the license right now; we can wait until
> Google submits it or until we think there has been an unreasonable delay.
>
> 4) Ad hominem attacks on the openness of various companies, nonprofits,
> individuals, and governments are completely irrelevant to this process,
> and are more likely to cause reviewers to leave this list.
>
> 5) You do not talk about Fight Club. ;-)
>
> --Josh Berkus
>