You're right, I meant "contributors". It is not only a question of money: these companies can dedicate people to lead the standardization tasks and push their o

You're right, I meant "contributors". It is not only a question of money: these companies can dedicate people to lead the standardization tasks and push their own interests. That's mostly visible at MPEG with patents (yet another hot subject). Standards are very important. But the way we make them is still highly improvable.