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I think it's amusing when I see people bemoan the use of Flash for
things that sure, can be done in AJAX etc.
I would recommend never using Flash.
By using Flash the BBC is forcing users to enter into a legal
contract with a third party, just to use the BBC's
Flash is binary code which executes directly on my CPU and
has access to all the files at my privilege level (i.e. ALL
my personal files).
Which part of this don't you understand? It is not that a
flash program on a website could be a threat, it's that the
Flash Player itself could pose
Back when I used to use Windows I had real security issues
with Real
Player. It looked an awful lot like a Trojan to me.
Most things on Windows look like trojans to me. The fact that
Real looked bad for you on windows doesn't make it bad for me
on GNU/Linux or Sol, or whatever
and here's a reason for the BBC's ogg trials ceasing (which
might not be true, I don't know, it's not an offical source)
http://lists.gllug.org.uk/pipermail/gllug/2004-January/041215.html
I remember listening to the launch day of BBC 6music via Ogg at my desk
in Bush House :)
Ah, happy
This is all my personal opinion.
Or has the BBC examined it's source code and is it willing to
guarantee that this software is free from any malicious code?
For every anti-Flash zealot yelling Flash isn't Free Software, there
are millions of people using flash without any problems at all.
Try
Andy,
If you loathe the BBC's online content, policy and delivery methods as
much as you appear to, what are you doing on a list which (in theory)
is dealing with repurposing and mashing up content, specifically BBC
content?
Whatever you (and various others) may think, this isn't the
Repeatedly
On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 10:06 +, Jason Cartwright wrote:
For every anti-Flash zealot yelling Flash isn't Free Software, there
are millions of people using flash without any problems at all.
Because Flash isn't Free Software, I cannot use it. Not through zealotry
or paranoia, but because it
Jason Cartwright wrote:
Why isn't the BBC
spending my money wisely by making my child a flash game?
Because it makes Mike TechCrunch Arrington angry? We can't have that.
Scot
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On 06/03/07, Andrew Bowden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you're worried about threats to your computer, don't turn it on.
So you are saying that if I use my PC, I should not bother securing it at all?
And hey, one was even found in the email service you're using...
On 06/03/07, Andrew Bowden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And that's before you've got an operating system installed - even Linux
isn't without its legalities (GPL etal)
Actually, you can use GPL'd software without agreeing to the GPL; however as
the GPL gives you Certain rights, the software
On 06/03/07, David Woodhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Because Flash isn't Free Software, I cannot use it. Not through zealotry
or paranoia, but because it just doesn't exist for the computer I'm
sitting in front of right now (Linux/PPC64) or my laptop (Linux/PPC).
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Have you tried
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A bit of trust is needed don't you think? Is it really in Adobe's
interest to put malicious code in the flash plug-in?
Are you joking? People can create a huge amount of revenue by doing
just that. Do youever get a spam email? The majority of that comes
from boxes
On 06/03/07, Jason Cartwright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You are suggesting that Adobe may knowingly put code in their apps to
send spam? Or are you suggesting that Adobe may knowingly put code in
their apps to let other people do that? Both are ridiculous.
Why is that ridiculous?
I also do not
Hi Guys,
I recently posted a blog about: Starting your Tech Biz:
Bootstrappinghttp://kwiqq.com/blog/?p=25.
It might be interesting for someone starting a Tech Business. I would love
to hear your comments/thoughts on it (if possible on the blog :) ).
Cheers,
Raj
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Technical
If you are concerned, maybe you should ask Real?
Tiny problem there, if I am suspecting Real's code what good
is asking them?
Well, it might make them realise that people are onto them and that they
shouldn't do it :)
The BBC website uses a few different technologies but yes,
Solaris
On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 11:08:06AM +, Andy wrote:
On 06/03/07, Andrew Bowden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And that's before you've got an operating system installed - even Linux
isn't without its legalities (GPL etal)
GPL only applies if I copy the software. It is not a EULA, it is not a
On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 14:23 +, Andy Leighton wrote:
A think a lot of the problem is historical. When first used there
wasn't the choice we have today. I would imagine it would be quite a
hard sell to get the suits to agree to replace RealAudio with OGG. That
isn't to say someone
On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 07:14:58PM -, Ian Forrester wrote:
So I would like to remind people that the Backstage list is still a
good place to talk shop about the industry, trends, the bbc and
technologies. But were also a place for development and trying out
some of the things discussed.
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