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Re:Is WebP really better than JPEG? by nine_k on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @12:11PM (#23615873)
Those are not the key features :(

Key questions: (1) Is it encumbered by any patents? (2) Does a formal description of the algorithm exists, to allow for independent implementations? (3) Does a MIT/BSD or at least LGPL implementation exist? (4) Has it been submitted for standardization?

Technical merits are of limited value if you can't deploy them.

Re:Is WebP really better than JPEG? by oefrha on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @12:19PM (#23616017)
Hard to imagine HEVC and unencumbered in the same sentence...
Re:Is WebP really better than JPEG? by tracker1 on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @12:16PM (#23615959)
Apparently LGPL, while not ideal for redistribution should be enough for general usage.

https://github.com/mirrorer/libbpg