Re: [backstage] So was *this* what Mr. Cridland was referring to recently?
YES!! Just for the lazy, One thing conspicuously missing from the current iPlayer site is the provision of RSS feeds http://www.bbc.co.uk/feedfactory/. For those who want to consume our content via their RSS reader, or who want to create mashups http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6375525.stm of the iPlayer site - good news - every page has an RSS feed. You can even subscribe to a feed of an arbitrary search query, allowing you to use third party feed readers to alert you when your favourite programmes arrive Be happy backstagers Dafyd Jones wrote: See also http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/06/bbc_iplayer_20_sneak_preview.html... lots of pictures :D On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 5:50 PM, Christopher Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/25/bbc_iplayer_update/ our MP3 prediction was correct! Woohoo! Plus, streaming radio gets a live rewind button. These updates look really nice and long-awaited, so kudos to all who helped make it a reality. :) (MP3! Yes!) Tech question - what encoder(s) are you using? If it's software in realtime or close-to-realtime, please (please please) say it's Lame 3.97. If the backend is using the Fraunhofer FhG codec, I think I might contemplate going and banging my head against a wall for a little while. -- e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] w: www.dafyd.me.uk http://www.dafyd.me.uk m: 07834 356 324 - 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/
[backstage] The TechCrunch BBC Debate
From yesterdays debate, http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/06/25/live-blog-bbc-techcrunch-debate/ Videos going up here - http://cubicgarden.blip.tv Cheers - 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/
[backstage] OpenTech 2008
Don't forget backstagers If your in London and having sleepless nights after mashed. Theres OpenTech 2008 on 5th July. Look out we may have something very special to announce at Opentech 2008! - Open Tech 2008 sponsored by BT Osmosoft Saturday July 5th - ULU, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HY http://www.ukuug.org/events/opentech2008/ http://bbcxues11.national.core.bbc.co.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.ukuug.org/events/opentech2008/ Open Tech 2008, from UKUUG and friends, is an informal one-day conference about technology, society and low- carbon living, featuring Open Source ways of working and technologies that anyone can have a go at. You can pre-register your ticket now at www.ukuug.org/events/opentech2008/registration to allow you to jump the queue and pay your fiver on the door. The last two times we did this, we sold out in advance, so you are strongly advised to pre-register. New announcements: * No2ID and Open Rights Group: State of the Nation * Here's the UK EFF * Power to the People - One year one from the Power of Information Report With 3 concurrent sessions, the line-up also features: * mySociety - WhatDoTheyKnow.com launch, and other goodies * Ben Laurie and friends on network security * Danny O'Brien's Living on the Edge * AMEE, and Open Source Solar Heating * Saving money and reducing carbon through Green IT * Getting people involved with online media Totalling 60 talks across 3 sessions covering 9 hours, there's plenty in the programme for everyone including Rembrandt, Pr0n and Robot Monkeys, and all that's just in one session! The full schedule is at www.ukuug.org/events/opentech2008/schedule You can pre-register your ticket now at www.ukuug.org/events/opentech2008/registration to allow you to jump the queue and pay your fiver on the door. The last two times we did this, we sold out in advance, so you are strongly advised to pre-register. * Further information * Sign up for your tickets online, and tick the box to hear from us, or just send an email to join uf [EMAIL PROTECTED] (your address will only be used to contact you about OpenTech and will not be passed onto third parties). - or you can email [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you've any other questions. We're also looking for volunteers to help out on the day. In return for free early entry and our eternal gratitude, we're in need of a few people to show up a bit earlier and help us set the venue up. If you're interested, or have random other questions, email us on [EMAIL PROTECTED] Open Tech 2008 Saturday July 5th - ULU, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HY http://www.ukuug.org/events/opentech2008/ http://bbcxues11.national.core.bbc.co.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.ukuug.org/events/opentech2008/ Final programme may be subject to alteration. Thanks for reading! - 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/
Re: [backstage] So was *this* what Mr. Cridland was referring to recently?
Christopher Woods wrote: Tech question - what encoder(s) are you using? If it's software in realtime or close-to-realtime, please (please please) say it's Lame 3.97. If the backend is using the Fraunhofer FhG codec, I think I might contemplate going and banging my head against a wall for a little while. Wait, what? You don't believe in inventors being able to profit directly from their inventions by selling software? I mean, there are lots of things wrong with the patent system, but it's not like FhG are patent trolls or this is a submarine. They're (co-)inventors, and they even sell software based on it, not simply lying back and collecting on past IP... adam - 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/
Re: [backstage] So was *this* what Mr. Cridland was referring to recently?
2008/6/26 Adam Lindsay [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Christopher Woods wrote: Tech question - what encoder(s) are you using? If it's software in realtime or close-to-realtime, please (please please) say it's Lame 3.97. If the backend is using the Fraunhofer FhG codec, I think I might contemplate going and banging my head against a wall for a little while. Wait, what? You don't believe in inventors being able to profit directly from their inventions by selling software? The holders of software _idea_ patents don't profit directly from their software - that's what free software businesses do - they profit from government-granted monopoly. Don't you believe in free markets? :-) -- Regards, Dave Personal opinion only. - 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/
[backstage] Kamaelia 0.6.0 Release Candidate
Hi, At Mashed we made a candidate release of Kamaelia's next release 0.6.0. This is expected to become a full release either at the beginning of July or mid-July, but is proving sufficiently useful/stable I thought it might be worth mentioning here. Notes on what's new in the release candidate can be found here: http://edit.kamaelia.org/GetMashed Which also has some notes on how to get started with it, as well as download notes, etc. Unlike earlier versions, installation of the core (Axon) and the bulk of the system (kamaelia) is now integrated into a single install package meaning if you have certain dependencies installed (eg pygame), lots of things will run out of the box. What is Kamaelia? Aside from being a project from BBC RI, it's essentially a system that makes it easy to experiment with mashing all sorts of different applications together in a way that results in natually concurrent systems. ie using concurrency to make it _easier_ to build systems, rather than harder. (see the speak n write link below for an example of this) This does include things like single threaded concurrency (for servers for example), multithreaded, multiprocess concurrency as well as things like basic STM support. However, the way I prefer to describe it at the moment is sociable software, (as opposed to social software) since it refers to the idea that the more sociable the software itself is - that is how much it publishes information to other things rather than dictating use - the easier it is to make concurrent and like lego in a scaleable way. (At least that's how it seems to be working out) Examples of recent quick hacks using it. * IRCSpeakerBot - people type on a channel, you hear what they say * SpeakNWrite - uses speech synthesis to challenge a small child to write a word, and handwriting recognition to check they got it right. (reading out what they write). http://edit.kamaelia.org/SpeakAndWrite * Image Video transcoding engine. (non-transcoded stuff comes in one end, variety of encoded things come out the other.) * Webcam forwarding. Larger things: * An ER modelling tool * Greylisting SMTP server * Macro (records transcodes everything it recieves of DTT for timeshifting). (May form the basis of a home redux (ie transcode on demand) based on conversations at Mashed - depending on sufficient availability of tuits of the appropriate shape.) * Peer 2 Peer whiteboarding (for long distance collaboration) See also the cookbook: http://edit.kamaelia.org/Cookbook Given Kamaelia's nature, it's probably worth noting that all of these things can be used with one another trivially... License is MPL tri-license (same as firefox) - meaning minimal restrictions on how you redistribute (boils down to LGPL for that). Anyway, only posted as a post-mashed follow up and in the hope it'll be useful to someone. :-) (had some good feedback at mashed post-mashed) The new packaging, release and landing page was welcomed :) Have fun :) Michael -- Michael Sparks, Snr Research Engineer, BBC Future Media Research Innovation, [EMAIL PROTECTED], New Broadcasting House, BBC Manchester, M60 1SJ Kamaelia Project Lead - http://edit.kamaelia.org/GetKamaelia - 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/
