On Thu, 2010-05-27 at 10:10 -0700, Kieran Kunhya wrote: > You realise that Open Source isn't an organisation that designs > software, right? You also realise we've had SWF verification software > for quite a long time and we're happily using it to download video > behind SWF verified flash apps? > The Open Source Community should come up with a solution then...The > fact that we already have SWF verification is besides the point; it's > just another technical DRM measure.
Kieran, your mail seems to be a horrid mix of Iain's words and your own, without anything to distinguish between them. Whatever email software you're using, it's catastrophically broken. I _think_ this bit was you, not just a broken citation (mostly since I don't think Iain would say this): > Most people aren't going to mess about with a command line app to do > this. User experience is very important. Personally, all my use of iPlayer content is to fetch something I'm already aware of; I'm not just browsing randomly. And for that, I find that a command line tool gives a _much_ better experience than any point-and-drool GUI could ever provide. But there _are_ GUI tools which make use of get_iplayer, such as the get_iplayer.cgi script which runs a local web server and points your browser at it. They haven't received a lot of love because most people with sufficient clue to work on them don't really _care_ about such things. -- dwmw2 - 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]/
