On 06/11/2007, Nick Reynolds-A&Mi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Was in a meeting with the OSC
Was that just for show or does the BBC intend to actually pay attention? I think they disagreed with pretty much everything Mr Highfiled has said (see: http://www.opensourceconsortium.org/content/view/78/55/ ). Are the minutes of these meetings available? Is an FOI request needed? Maybe you could start by releasing the spec's for the protocols you posses, and developer documents? Releasing your comms protocols (details of how meta data is held, what requests go between client and BBC server) etc. As a show of good faith perhaps. It shouldn't harm security in the least bit either. provided you didn't do something daft like accidentally add the SSH root password in a source code comment ;) All we ask is that you use open standards. If you want to constantly whine that your rights holders forced you to use closed protocols then: 1. Show us the agreement with them 2. It does not explain why you haven't released the non-DRM part of the system specs. Also could you look at some of the files on your servers, it appears you have a DRM standard already. Why does the BBC pay people to do what the BBC claim is impossible? Also how much does the BBC pay to be a member of: TV-Anytime W3C ETSI (just wondering what the BBC is paying to develop standards it is ignoring). Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam Heath - 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]/
