Spread Open Media

Spread Open Media (or SOM) is a project to promote the different Xiph.Org Foundation formats. You may help create or edit content in the official site by making edits in this wiki.

Why Open Media Matters

• You can use, modify, and distribute Free software for open formats without needing permission from (or paying royalties to) software patent holders.
• It has equal or better quality compared with formats that stuff DRM up your nose and get you sued in court.
• You can share media files across P2P and different operating systems, and it will work on those computers because the specification of the formats are open.
• No matter your needs, be it music, speech, video, playlists, or slideshows: open media will cover them.
• If you help spread the word, then you will see more support and compatibility in portable players, which will benefit everyone.
• You can buy music or videos online, and they won't be crippled with DRM.
• You can save your bandwidth in case you author podcasts or stream content, and those will have better quality than when using proprietary formats.
• The more people that use open media, the better formats you can expect in the future, so if you use open media you are making the world a little bit of a better place.
• It's one of those little things that make you feel happier.
• We'll lose our job if you don't use open media, and if we lose our job, I'll shoot this little bunny that I'm holding right now. I'M SERIOUS; DON'T MAKE ME KILL THE LITTLE BUNNY.

Roadmap

Milestone 0

• Get accounts to key developers
• Fill out this wiki with information from our discussions and slides

Milestone 1

• Content, content, content! Seriously.
• Wordpress theme based on mockup by Ivo and Sebastian Kraft's pirate-smile logo

Milestone 2

• Prepare initial promotional campaigns.

Milestone 3

• Add your point here!

Milestone 4

• Add your point here!