On Tue Oct 14 11:32:36 2008, Nick Reynolds-FM&T wrote: > the backstage mailing list may be interested in these blog posts - > please do leave your comments > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/10/digital_media_anywhere.ht > ml > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/10/mobile_drm.html > > drm isn't going to go away - but we are doing our best!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/10/digital_media_anywhere.html: > Today, we are announcing that in partnership with Adobe we are > building a platform-neutral download client. > > Using Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR), Basing it on Adobe AIR is just as bad as having a proprietary BBC program running on a native Windows clone (e.g., WINE). AIR still does not support free software[1], and is as far from being platform independent as the current client is. I need to be a) running Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, or GNU/Linux, b) using an x86 compatible processor, c) using a 32‐bit (compatible) operating system. I can tell you I am not using any of the above; when will NetBSD on 64‐bit PowerPC running entirely free software be supported? I take it comes in any colour I like, as long as its black? > these programmes are protected with DRM, but in a way that shouldn't > affect your enjoyment of our programmes Playing devil’s advocate slightly here, but what if I enjoy watching programmes several years after they have aired? [1] Free as in freedom <http://www.gnu.org/> -- Fred O. Phillips http://fophillips.org BBC7 7572 755F 83E0 3209 504A E4F7 874F 1545 9D41
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