The Solaris 10 11/06 machine sitting on my desk is also playing the streams. All it needed was the flash plugin downloading from Adobe.
-- Gareth Davis | Production Systems Specialist WS Future Media, Digital Delivery Team - Part of BBC Global News Division * 707NE Bush House, Strand, London, WC2B 4PH > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Glyn Wintle > Sent: 13 December 2007 13:14 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [backstage] flash streaming version of iplayer is live > > It does work on my Ubuntu. Adobe Flash Player 9 > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:16:23 PM > Subject: Re: [backstage] flash streaming version of iplayer is live > > Nice to see the BBC have made sure that it doesn't run on Linux, or at > least it doesn't run on this version. I get a nice blank grey screen. > > And a mouse hand with no indication of what it does. > Clicking it informs me I have to enter into a legally binding > contract[1]. > A contract that states if I want to use a tablet I have to also buy > Windows XP. (it lists a specific version I must have). > How is it in the least bit cross platform if I have to enter into a > contract that says I have to use WindowsXP? > It also states the software can only be used on a PC, so what are Mac > users meant to do? (aside from breach contract). > > This is a complete sham. With the contract for the software needed to > access the content it works on very few platforms. And oddly it won't > work on other implementations of Flash. > > How about using a non-Windows streaming solution? Or is the plan to > try and trick the Trust into believing that software that states PC > only, and Tablet PCs must run WinXP is cross platform? > > [1] http://www.adobe.com/products/eulas/players/flash/ > > 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]/ > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > ______________________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > - > 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]/ > - 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]/
