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Subject: Re: [backstage] Open Flash
Quoting Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Dave Crossland wrote:
>> I look forward to the day when the BBC stops requiring proprietary
>> software and stops imposing DRM :-)
>>
> And on that day the devil will skate
2008/5/6 ST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Kontiki may be inferior in technological terms, but would be vastly superior
> in terms of a Media Lawyer never having seen its name associated with
> intellectual property theft.
There is no such thing as intellectual property theft, and that
phrase is so con
Quoting Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Dave Crossland wrote:
I look forward to the day when the BBC stops requiring proprietary
software and stops imposing DRM :-)
And on that day the devil will skate to work! (Can't remember which
programme I heard that quote on).
The BBC will pick proprietary
Dave Crossland wrote:
> I look forward to the day when the BBC stops requiring proprietary
> software and stops imposing DRM :-)
>
And on that day the devil will skate to work! (Can't remember which
programme I heard that quote on).
The BBC will pick proprietary solutions even if they are tech
2008/5/5 Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 2008/5/4 Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>>
>> just stick a TTF on a web server and add the @font-face stanza to your CSS
>> file.
>
> Do I still have to generate PNG versions for Firefox though?
Yes, Firefox 3 has delayed work on CSS3, but th
2008/5/4 Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 2008/5/4 Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > 2008/5/3 Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >> 2008/5/3 Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >
> > As they took their redundancy cheques, the leavers kept sobbing "but
> they
> > said no-one e
2008/5/3 Dan Brickley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Dave Crossland wrote:
>>
>> Adobe's dominance in this area of computing is being challenged in two
>> ways - by Microsoft (Silverlight) and GNU (Gnash) - so they are taking
>> evasive action to try and maintain their dominance.
>
> Does Gnash really chal
2008/5/4 Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 2008/5/3 Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> 2008/5/3 Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> As they took their redundancy cheques, the leavers kept sobbing "but they
> said no-one ever got fired for buying IBM..."
Perhaps the recession will
2008/5/3 Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 2008/5/3 Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >
> > This is the most positive thing that I have heard in ages...
> Microsoft
> > exec going from being evil Borg drone to just plain incompetent.
> >
> > I know your position about the BBC executives
Dan Brickley wrote:
On top of that, things are set up for an equally classic "you've tried
the rest now try the best" argument. If you've committed to Flash, best
to use the real thing eh? Users have a choice now: they can get an
implementation from the leaders or from the followers. (not my vi
Dave Crossland wrote:
2008/5/2 Tim Dobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
simon wrote:
Adobe is removing restrictions on the use of the SWF and FLV/F4V
specifications says Aral Balkan: http://aralbalkan.com/1332
Interesting, I thought.
I'll be interested to get Dave Crossland's perspective on this.
Ad
2008/5/3 Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> This is the most positive thing that I have heard in ages... Microsoft
> exec going from being evil Borg drone to just plain incompetent.
>
> I know your position about the BBC executives, could you fill us in a little
> with some analysis of
2008/5/2 Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 2008/5/2 Tim Dobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > simon wrote:
> >>
> >> Adobe is removing restrictions on the use of the SWF and FLV/F4V
> >> specifications says Aral Balkan: http://aralbalkan.com/1332
> >>
> >> Interesting, I thought.
> >
> > I'll be int
2008/5/2 Jeremy Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>> no better
>> than the BBC executives who are routinely criticized on this list.
>
> blimey! stop damning us with faint praise Dave.
I look forward to the day when the BBC stops requiring proprietary
software and stops imposing DRM :-)
Until then, th
> no better
> than the BBC executives who are routinely criticized on this list.
blimey! stop damning us with faint praise Dave.
2008/5/2 Tim Dobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> simon wrote:
>>
>> Adobe is removing restrictions on the use of the SWF and FLV/F4V
>> specifications says Aral Balkan: http://aralbalkan.com/1332
>>
>> Interesting, I thought.
>
> I'll be interested to get Dave Crossland's perspective on this.
Adobe's do
http://www.betanews.com/article/Adobe_looks_to_push_Flash_through_Open_Screen_Project/1209654493
"*Adobe said Thursday it is looking to provide developers with a consistent
runtime environment across multiple platforms, which allows for simpler and
quicker development.*
Adobe has lined up an impr
simon wrote:
Adobe is removing restrictions on the use of the SWF and FLV/F4V
specifications says Aral Balkan: http://aralbalkan.com/1332
Interesting, I thought.
I'll be interested to get Dave Crossland's perspective on this.
However the reasons for making the specifications restriction free
If this is true it will 'put one up' Microsoft's Silverlight, won't it?
On 01/05/2008, simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Adobe is removing restrictions on the use of the SWF and FLV/F4V
> specifications says Aral Balkan: http://aralbalkan.com/1332
>
> Interesting, I thought.
>
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Please ema
Adobe is removing restrictions on the use of the SWF and FLV/F4V
specifications says Aral Balkan: http://aralbalkan.com/1332
Interesting, I thought.
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