Andy wrote: > 2008/12/18 Andy <stude.l...@googlemail.com>: >> When is the actual platform neutral iPlayer coming out? > > Apparently this is the platform neutral version > >> The cross-platform nature of Adobe AIR means the iPlayer will work with Open >> Source >> and Apple Mac computers "out of the box" on 18 December, said Mr Rose. >> It fulfilled the Trust's demand that the iPlayer be "platform neutral", he >> said. > > Can someone here by me a better dictionary for Christmas, that doesn't > match with what I thought neutral ment? > The most appropriate definition for neutra I found is "not supporting > or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest"[1]. Whats the > BBC's definition of neutral? > > Can someone please explain how this is "not favouring" certain platforms?
I run Debian. It's a fairly popular distro, some of you may have heard of it. But iPlayer doesn't appear to work on my system :( I went to http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ Then I went to the Labs. It says "You are signed up for BBC iPlayer Labs. Start using iPlayer labs features." I did find http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/where_to_get_iplayer/ After about 200 clicks I gave up on finding a download of any kind. Then it just plays online and has nothing helpful to say about working offline. I didn't find anything on the BBC to tell me what to do. Now I guess I need to go elsewhere for AIR and then it will magically work - but where? I did get "Our servers are too busy. Please try again later." a lot though. David -- "Don't worry, you'll be fine; I saw it work in a cartoon once..." - 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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
