Comment by Nanopolygon

Hakan; Ignore the open source stuff for now. I speak as someone from within the industry. You may not listen to me and be upset later. If those who say this had done even half the work you did, be sure they wouldn't be talking like this.

It seems that there is a serious effort. And your work clearly crushes other codecs. This will cause serious discomfort in some circles. I don't know much about HALIC, but it is said that it is also a very serious work.

There's no point in rushing for open source. First of all, improve your work as much as you can. If serious offers come later, you can evaluate them. Don't give up control.