Short conversational transcript explaining that "libWebRTC" refers to the Google C implementation of WebRTC (commonly called libWebRTC). Speakers note that Google uses the term "WebRTC" for that implementation but the term is ambiguous—covering the W3C specification, IETF protocols, and multiple libraries. They emphasize libWebRTC is the dominant implementation present in major browsers (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari), and that other implementations must align with it for interoperability.
What is Lib WebRTC?
LibRTC is what most people call Google C library for doing WebRTC. Google themselves actually refers to them as WebRTC. But everybody else like, okay, we have too many things that mean that WebRC means specification by the WCC. We have all the ITF stuff and we have WebRDC library. So we're like, look, there are other libraries doing WebRTC. Calling this one, even though it's the biggest and oldest, is not exactly helpful.
Yep. The other thing is that librec is what you get on all web browsers today, be it Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari.
Yes.
So at the end of the day, lib WebRTC is kind of WebRTC, because if you don't align with this specific implementation, then you won't be able to communicate with browsers anyway.
Yes.
Okay. Thank you.
Thank you.
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