Now, if the bbc would consider rolling out a library like this under the LGPL....
One of these for the epg, but release the source under a bsd-like licence to distro suppliers so they can compile to tgt architectures and release through Partner-type repos... Use that as a proof of concept for a Universal iPlayer Plugin for Totem, VLC, native players... Well, I can dream, can't I... ----- Original message ----- > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 11:30, Adam Bradley <a...@doublegeek.com> wrote: > > > But the BBC would require as part of the download agreement that you > > had appropriate content management on the device, wouldn't they? > > > I would be very surprised if that wasn't part of the T & C's, but then > it's not much different from how Last.fm's T & C's state that you > won't use their API to write software that downloads their radio > streams. > > While there's nothing really stopping people from violating the T&Cs > that they agreed to, there's also little to stop people from illicitly > cracking the system anyway. If there's a legal way to get the tables > then at least there's a way for people to play along with the system > as opposed to having to go down the illicit route from the get go. > > > Scot > - > 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/
