[backstage] London.pm Teach In: Session Two Online

2007-06-11 Thread Dave Cross
Looks like Jonathan has been busy again over the weekend. The audio and video for the second Perl Teach-In session (covering ORM and testing) is now online at http://blip.tv/file/260336 Enjoy, Dave... - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http:/

Re: [backstage] Facebook Apps

2007-06-11 Thread Gordon Joly
At 12:01 +0100 10/6/07, James Cridland wrote: (Naturally, I am in Facebook - but apologies to those who try to add me as a friend, I have a "must have met at least twice" rule.) I really should get out more and meet interesting people, so that I could go home and link to them in Facebook

Re: [backstage] Facebook Apps

2007-06-11 Thread Richard Lockwood
> >(Naturally, I am in Facebook - but apologies to those who try to add >me as a friend, I have a "must have met at least twice" rule.) > I really should get out more and meet interesting people, so that I could go home and link to them in Facebook... Gordo No - that's very Web 1.0. The Web 2

Re: [backstage] Facebook Apps

2007-06-11 Thread Ian
Quoting Richard Lockwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: (Naturally, I am in Facebook - but apologies to those who try to add me as a friend, I have a "must have met at least twice" rule.) I really should get out more and meet interesting people, so that I could go home and link to them in Facebook...

Re: [backstage] openID on the BBC

2007-06-11 Thread James Cridland
On 6/11/07, Mario Menti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I think I like the idea of the BBC offering an OpenID login option, rather than the BBC turning into yet another OpenID provider. You say "yet another OpenID provider" - yet the only 'real world' one I'm aware of right now is AOL... I think there

Re: [backstage] openID on the BBC

2007-06-11 Thread Mario Menti
On 6/11/07, James Cridland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 6/11/07, Mario Menti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I think I like the idea of the BBC offering an OpenID login option, rather than the BBC turning into yet another OpenID provider. You say "yet another OpenID provider" - yet the only 'real wo

Re: [backstage] openID on the BBC

2007-06-11 Thread Nic James Ferrier
"James Cridland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 6/11/07, Mario Menti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I think I like the idea of > the BBC offering an OpenID login option, rather than the BBC turning into > yet another OpenID provider. > > > You say "yet another OpenID provider" - yet the only 'real wo

Re: [backstage] openID on the BBC

2007-06-11 Thread Michael Sparks
On Monday 11 June 2007 13:56, Nic James Ferrier wrote: > Are these not real world OpenID providers? He might be referring to providers used by a large number of non-technical, non-geeky users. I suspect people who use the following services - which are all OpenIDs fall into that category: *

[backstage] It's mad I tell you! - Hack Day

2007-06-11 Thread Matthew Cashmore
Well by now most of you should have received your invite and your login details for backnetwork http://hackdaylondon07.backnetwork.com/ We¹ve had some issues with the invites getting stuck in spam filters so if you¹ve not had yours then give me a shout. Oh yes and we have some exciting news abou

[backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-11 Thread Dave Crossland
http://www.freethebbc.info :-) -- Regards, Dave - 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] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-11 Thread Ian Forrester
Ah I knew this would come up at some point. Ian Forrester This e-mail is: [] private; [ ] ask first; [ x ] bloggable Senior Producer, BBC Backstage BC5 C3, Media Village, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TP e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] p: +44 (0)2080083965 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-11 Thread Sabine K McNeill
Isn't that why you're doing what you're doing, Ian??? T: +44 (0)20 7328 3701 M: +44 (0)7968 039 141 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Forrester Sent: 11 June 2007 20:07 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] www.Fr

Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-11 Thread Richard Lockwood
Oh look, a letter signed by students and other ne'er-do-wells. "Me-me-me-me-me - I WANT IT, give it me for NOTHING!!! Then let me copy it and do what I want with it - let me make money off the back of it - FOR NOTHING!!!" While DRM is not an ideal solution, the comments in that letter are frank

Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-11 Thread Andy
If you want to skip the rant there is some more technical stuff that does not depend on opinion at the bottom. On 11/06/07, Richard Lockwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Oh look, a letter signed by students and other ne'er-do-wells. So you where never a student then? Ah the uneducated why should

Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-11 Thread Richard Lockwood
Andy, You've completely missed the point of my argument. While we can bicker over the technical details of DRM systems involved, the fact is that the majority of "facts" presented in that letter are not facts at all. Let's go through the points one by one. Again. 1. DRM Doesn't work. I'm pr

Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-11 Thread Richard Lockwood
Oh Buggr(TM)... for "weather", read "whether". Sorry. It's late. Cheers, R. On 6/12/07, Richard Lockwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Andy, You've completely missed the point of my argument. While we can bicker over the technical details of DRM systems involved, the fact is that the majorit

Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-11 Thread Andy
On 12/06/07, Richard Lockwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Andy, You've completely missed the point of my argument. Quite possible, sorry. 3. While you're "under the impression", we'll save this argument for another time. Although I think you'll find that BBC provided copy can be viewed / l