On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 15:50:51 +0100 Tony Hirst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Out of interest - how *do* google get away with republishing other > providers news? With great wads of cash paid to licence them i suspect , google have a lot of funds at their disposal which can make certain options available to them that aren't to others. And a now for a not entirely unrelated twist : It would be useful if a clear method to go from 'prototypes' to production code using BBC data where available . When i last asked this question i was asked to email someone for a quote . This is not unacceptable but it is slightly cumbersome and prevents quite a few coders from using bbc stuff. If there where a clear path between the backstage content and the commercial content then more commercial developers would be involved in the backstage process. This would produce more prototypes of a more reusable nature Maybe i am misunderstanding the purpose of these open feeds but there where more signups to commercial use of BBC data as a result then surely this would be even more of a win for everyone ? Toodle-pip Amias P.S i am more than happy with what bbc backstage have offered so far and am very pleased that at last my taxes are going toward something i actually approve of ;-) - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
