ChipMonk wrote: > I'm sorry but I really don't understand what you are banging on about. > You requested advice and, in good faith, we gave it - with reasons. What > you do with that advice is your business. Some of us have simply said > that we think that, at this stage in our very "asymmetrical > negotiations" with the BBC, we may have more to lose than to gain by > alerting the BBC to the RTMP streams. > > As for hypocrisy - where on earth does that come into it? The BBC is > withholding information which would allow its paying audience to listen > to its output - whilst telling everyone what a splendid job it's doing. > Their withholding of information is detrimental to listeners. We are > simply trying to get back the service we have paid for - well those of > us in the UK anyway. Firstly, we don't know the validity of the "RTMP > stream information" and secondly, any blagging on our part long lines of > "Hey Auntie, we know something about RTMP which you don't" can merely > result in further degradation of our services. Some of us would regard > that as counter-productive. > > Therefore, I'm not sure what good your somewhat "holier than thou" > approach would achieve but, no doubt, you'll do as your conscience, or > ego, dictates. > > You are not alone in feeling a little delicate about all this - many of > us have wasted far too much of our time on it over the past six weeks. > I'd much rather be doing something else but, perhaps like you, I believe > this is a battle worth fighting, especially on behalf of those less > technically able than ourselves. > > We have precious little leverage with the BBC so shouldn't squander what > little we have - or get sidetracked with internal squabbles. > > Rant Over! Someone else has commented about this on the bbc blog today, so the issue has got out into the open anyway.
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