Re: [backstage] Percentage of License fee going towards DRM?

2007-02-28 Thread Andy
to be said, and so I said them. (Maybe I should have split the email into 3?) Andy - 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] Flash required?

2007-03-04 Thread Andy
on what they are doing currently, not what is actually meant to be done! Andy (note: I would much prefer the use of Java on the BBC website instead of RealPlayer and Flash, at least Sun let people see there code to rule out Trojan back doors and let other people develop JVMs) - Sent via the bac

Re: [backstage] Flash required?

2007-03-04 Thread Andy
n the BBC is taking a one-vendor approach when there are multi-vendor multi-platform alternatives. Who is responsible for these decisions? Are they actually qualified or did they pull somebody in off the street (wouldn't be the first time the BBC did that either). Andy - Sent via the backstage.

Re: [backstage] Flash required?

2007-03-05 Thread Andy
ne code and C/C++ have the same language features? Andy - 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] Flash required?

2007-03-05 Thread Andy
Offcom. Credit where credit's due, and the BBC don't deserve much yet, they are doing all the wrong things. DRM = bad idea. Flash = bad idea. Real Player = bad idea. Windows only software = bad idea. Andy - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit

Re: [backstage] Flash required?

2007-03-05 Thread Andy
What's up with it? As above. Of course if I am mistaken don't hesitate to correct me ;) Andy - 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] Flash required?

2007-03-05 Thread Andy
r bothered to respond after I told then I thought this advice was not useful). Interestingly a quick googling found a proposed standard for RTSP. I wonder why its only proposed it's been there nearly 10 years. Maybe they had problems with the 2 independent implementations issue?

Re: [backstage] Flash required?

2007-03-06 Thread Andy
ards until blue in the face while people start deleting your emails without opening them" list. If the BBC would actually answer the question then I could stop going on about it. The BBC refuse to do this, if they have a good reason then why don't they come out with it. Sorry for th

Re: [backstage] Flash required?

2007-03-06 Thread Andy
ngs with real player. I am just asking that I be allowed to listen with software that I trust and I like using, why is that so much to ask? It's nice to actually talk to some people from the BBC. It shows you guys will actually engage in conversation with your audience. Isn't the email great

Re: [backstage] Browser Stats

2007-03-27 Thread Andy
here and my destination node, they are using a standard I just make sure I follow that standard. Why should the HTML content be any different? The underlying TCP/IP and HTTP system seem to work much more compatibly than all these websites, many of which display poorly if you stray so slightly of the

Re: [backstage] Browser Stats

2007-03-29 Thread Andy
cked from content on bbc.co.uk. I can, it was when a page required me to have ActiveX to view a video. And yes I did inform the BBC about it, they ignored it until I sent on official complaint. There official response to this complaint was download ActiveX and shut up. Richard Lockwood said: Andy

Re: [backstage] Browser Stats

2007-03-30 Thread Andy
about Dell planing to offer Linux boxes, was on the front page of the technology news, I will find the link if you want it) Oh and before I go you used the term "significant portion", how many would be considered significant? Andy -- First they ignore you then they laugh at you t

Re: [backstage] Browser Stats

2007-03-31 Thread Andy
. Something is not quite right wouldn't you agree? Either: 1. Browser stats are inaccurate 2. BBC news article is wrong 3. The BBC is attracting less of the Linux users to it's site (something that should be looked at seriously as this could be an indication the BBC is interfering with commercia

Re: [backstage] EMI 'in no DRM deal'

2007-04-02 Thread Andy
might be realizing that one all powerful content distributer isn't good for them either? Oh well enough of my idle speculation. Official press release: <http://www.emigroup.com/Press/2007/press18.htm> Andy -- First they ignore you then they laugh at you then they fight you then you wi

Re: [backstage] EMI 'in no DRM deal'

2007-04-03 Thread Andy
r only way of getting DRM free music is to download it illegally, until now that is. Note that many CDs have some form of DRM on them. Andy -- First they ignore you then they laugh at you then they fight you then you win. - Mohandas Gandhi - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. T

Re: [backstage] Backstage Podcast number 2

2007-04-16 Thread Andy
Computer Security and author of "Applied Cryptography". His contact details are available at: <http://www.schneier.com/contact.html> Andy -- First they ignore you then they laugh at you then they fight you then you win. - Mohandas Gandhi - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discus

Re: [backstage] BBC Archive trial

2007-04-19 Thread Andy
has signed agreements with. /sarcasm Andy -- First they ignore you then they laugh at you then they fight you then you win. - Mohandas Gandhi - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unoffici

Re: [backstage] iPlayer invite emails

2007-05-16 Thread Andy
le with developing a Linux (or other non-windows platform) version you could always release the specs for the system and let someone give you a hand. This is the list for "Building what you want with BBC content" after all. Andy -- First they ignore you then they laugh at you then they

Re: [backstage] BBC Archive trial

2007-05-26 Thread Andy
nicated with didn't do their job properly? Andy -- First they ignore you then they laugh at you then they fight you then you win. - Mohandas Gandhi - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html.

Re: [backstage] A Swarm Of Angels - CC-licensed film project - sign up for first 1,000 members be part of something unique nearing closure

2007-06-05 Thread Andy
nfused by that date? (is it Tuesday the 5th, or Wednesday the 6th?) Their counter displays zero's for me, the source seems to suggest the deadline was 2007-05-06 21:00 GMT Andy - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/ar

Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-11 Thread Andy
xplained why, care to now? Before Richards email I had hoped the BBC would comply with it's regulators requests. Now I just hope they are prosecuted to the fullest extent under the law. I was considering reporting them for offences they have commit against me (violation of the Freedom Of

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

Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-12 Thread Andy
em with locking content to the UK, but that is done more securely server side NOT client side. freethebbc.info appears to want NO DRM, and wants it to be available to the non-UK. Andy -- First they ignore you then they laugh at you then they fight you then you win. - Mohandas Gandhi - Sent

Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-12 Thread Andy
not need to pay for the media they enjoy, DUE TO IT NOT BEING A SCARCE RESOURCE. (sorry for the capitals but you missed it on lower case so I wrote it in big letters). Andy -- First they ignore you then they laugh at you then they fight you then you win. - Mohandas Gandhi - Sent via the backstage.

Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-12 Thread Andy
ve. Obviously you would check different things. Might need to do things like adding a play counter in the XML to do limits on when it's played. Not more than a months work at the most. And once the spec is released all you have to do is starting pushing out the content someone

Re: [backstage] BBC & Microsoft Photosynth technical preview - very cool!

2007-06-13 Thread Andy
ves/2007/06/07/the_bbc_and_microsoft_want_your_photos_to_synthesise_britain.html> (nearly a week ago that was published). Only runs on XP SP2 and Vista, loses a point there. Gains points for the amusing line in the download times though: Dial up: Not recommended Loses points for recommending a gig of ram and needing meaty graphics cards.

Re: [backstage] Windows Home Server RC1 available for download

2007-06-13 Thread Andy
ics card are for your Desktop. or those boxes you plug straight into the T.V. Andy -- SELECT * FROM remarks WHERE witty=1 LIMIT 1 - 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 arc

Re: [backstage] DRM does not work... what next?

2007-06-14 Thread Andy
(like the one mentioned on this list http://www.aswarmofangels.com/ ) Job done. Andy -- SELECT * FROM remarks WHERE witty=1 LIMIT 1 - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficia

Re: [backstage] DRM does not work... what next?

2007-06-15 Thread Andy
n people pay when they can download illegally may not be "they are good people" it may have something to do with the "being sent to jail thing", or the lack of skill. as illegal content is driven underground. Andy -- SELECT * FROM remarks WHERE witty=1 LIMIT 1 - Sent via the b

Re: [backstage] Test tube

2007-06-15 Thread Andy
u don't get nasty latency issues. Wher you store the actuall video and how you transfer it back and forth is another matter. Maybe the UK needs faster internet links (according to a BBC article it does) Andy -- SELECT * FROM remarks WHERE witty=1 LIMIT 1 - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discu

Re: [backstage] DRM does not work... what next?

2007-06-15 Thread Andy
atform neutral" so hard, it is because the BBC Trust explicitly specified the BBC must provide a platform neutral solution. Quoting from the BBC trust's website: The service will be provided on a platform-neutral basis within a reasonable timeframe of launch From: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bb

Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-15 Thread Andy
FLASH: The laws of mathematics will NOT change to suit your business plans. Andy -- SELECT * FROM remarks WHERE witty=1 LIMIT 1 - 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 li

Re: [backstage] DRM does not work... what next?

2007-06-15 Thread Andy
quiring anything. Once it can be shown it really is the license holders fault, and we can see it's their fault we can focus on them a bit. But simple yelling "rights holders" and backing it up with nothing ain't going to work. Andy -- SELECT * FROM remarks WHER

Re: [backstage] DRM does not work... what next?

2007-06-16 Thread Andy
ch a DRM scheme. Or I could try and stall this for long enough to give me time to create my own DRM scheme and point to that (but that may be cheating?) I am downloading a cross platform DRM system as we speak, the source is rather large though. I think it's bringing all the crypto libraries and

Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-16 Thread Andy
would claim I am *not* impartial. ;) ) Andy -- SELECT * FROM remarks WHERE witty=1 LIMIT 1 - 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-archi

Re: [backstage] DRM does not work... what next?

2007-06-16 Thread Andy
above). Ian wrote: Name another DRM system which is technically capable of the same things, and exists today. OpenIPMP Andy PS sorry about the double post but the DRM software I was taking quite a while to download. -- SELECT * FROM remarks WHERE witty=1 LIMIT 1 - Sent via the backstage.bbc.c

Re: [backstage] DRM does not work... what next?

2007-06-16 Thread Andy
only runs on specific platforms, namely the VM itself. Which part of which one of those do you disagree with? Or do you disagree with my definition of "platform neutral"? Andy -- SELECT * FROM remarks WHERE witty=1 LIMIT 1 - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To u

Re: [backstage] www.FreeTheBBC.info

2007-06-18 Thread Andy
On 18/06/07, David Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Will you host the WMV10-reader code on your web server then, alongside CSS and ACSS decryption code? :) Are you aware of the judgment of a Finish court on the matter of DVD CSS? It basically stated the DVD CSS was not an effective technol

Re: [backstage] Project Kangaroo - what's the point?

2007-06-22 Thread Andy
On 21/06/07, David Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: No. A selection of _open_, interoperable solutions would be sensible. If only someone had written a standard for transferring data. ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc2616.txt Or a standard for peer to peer transfers. http://www.bittorr

Re: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

2007-06-25 Thread Andy
ter points out this could cause problems with respect to an EU ruling. I trust the BBC has made sure it is not itself violating this ruling or assisting another party to violate or circumvent an EU ruling? Andy [1] http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2003/20030021.htm [2] http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts

Re: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

2007-06-26 Thread Andy
gh the underlying implementation would vary. I do have further evidence regarding mismanagement but I can't provide it as it would influence future or current legal proceedings. Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Ad

Re: [backstage] BBC Ofcom complaint raised

2007-06-27 Thread Andy
On 26/06/07, Martin Belam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Andy, if I had been the fool in charge of it, let me assure you by now I would be taking legal action against your repeated public accusations of corruption and misuse of public funds by individuals within the BBC. Ah nuts, I must no

Re: [backstage] iPlayer Today?

2007-07-27 Thread Andy
ful: If the BBC supports standards as it so often claims why use Kontiki and not the more common and widely used Bit torrent protocol for it's content delivery?). Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam Heath - Sent via

Re: [backstage] iPlayer Today?

2007-07-28 Thread Andy
anyone on the trail (or the BBC itself) care to confirm whether this is the case? Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam Heath - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage

Re: [backstage] iPlayer Today?

2007-07-29 Thread Andy
On 28/07/07, Martin Belam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Andy, it would probably also be common sense to read around on the > topic before insulting the majority of the BBC developers who frequent > this list. I read the restrictions that the BBC *claims* it has to implement. Howe

Re: [backstage] iPlayer Today?

2007-07-31 Thread Andy
ld it ;). A simply way of seeing why the BBC did what it did would be to look at the iPlayer Feasibility Study, where is that document? Can I see it? Google can't find it so it's probably not on the publicly accessible web. Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop workin

Re: [backstage] More iPlayer protesting

2007-08-01 Thread Andy
erring to copy other channels, iPlayer is not innovative in the least, it's like 40D, only later and still in Beta). Andy PS: Didn't find the article I _know_ I saw but this is close enough: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070717-europeans-embrace-firefox-in-record-numbers.html

Re: [backstage] BBC iPlayer Protest tommorow, Tuesday 14th, 10:30AM, White City

2007-08-13 Thread Andy
On 13/08/07, Matthew Cashmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cool Perhaps someone would like to post to the list why this protest is > happening, what it's aims are (if any) and what are the points that the > group would like to get across are? You could try the "groups" website(s). Defective By

Re: [backstage] From the front lines... Defective By Design Protest

2007-08-18 Thread Andy
language, rendering the entire C based iPlayer the biggest waste of money in recent history? If the BBC really intended to produce a cross-platform solution why did it make design decisions that indicate the exact opposite. Of course the BBC must have done costings for the project and all potenti

Re: [backstage] From the front lines... Defective By Design Protest

2007-08-18 Thread Andy
On 18/08/07, Peter Bowyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No again. The *real* way to provide a platform-independent *service* > could involve making tactical decsions along the way to get your > service launched on popular platforms and follow this up with an > implementation on others. That last bi

Re: [backstage] Can't cannot to BBC radio streams

2007-09-17 Thread Andy
2326.txt > If I'm asking these questions in the wrong place, please let me know where > would be more appropriate to ask (N.B. I've already asked these questions to > the live555 developers, who told me to ask the BBC or Microsoft). Anywhere with technically minded people will

Re: [backstage] BBC recruits Kazaa's Rose

2007-09-25 Thread Andy
BC has nothing to hide, then what is all the hiding for? Oh incidentally there are multiple mistakes on www.bbc.co.uk/iPlayer I shall leave you to find and fix them. Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam Heath - Sent via the b

Re: [backstage] Re: Sshhh... I've added a bit to my Backstage project...

2007-09-27 Thread Andy
'-' in the comments made the login to Google calender button appear. Maybe all you need to do is remove all the hyphens in the comments, not entirely sure why though. Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam Heath - Se

[backstage] TV Data Formats and Sources of Data

2007-09-28 Thread Andy
the pages and Alt-Tab'ing between the standard and my IDE is going to be a pain and interrupt work flow. (Is this more the kind of thing you would like on this list?) Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam Heath - Sent vi

Re: [backstage] New TV Listing Design

2007-10-10 Thread Andy
e broadcasting at the times that something differ. Thus saving bandwidth. (provided you can broadcast something else in the slot that regionally channels aren't utilising). Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam Hea

Re: [backstage] Interesting iPlayer news

2007-10-17 Thread Andy
orrupt to use any of the fixes developed by the likes of the IETF, IEEE, ISO etc. Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam Heath - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstag

Re: [backstage] Ashley Highfield on iPlayer - 26min Interview

2007-10-29 Thread Andy
#x27;s spurce code. Thanks. You can use this email address: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam Heath - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visi

Re: [backstage] Ashley Highfield on iPlayer - 26min Interview

2007-10-30 Thread Andy
less secure because Proprietary code is protected by a Substitution cypher with a publicly available secret key? This provides no measure of security, so what is the real reason an Open DRM specification was not used? And try not to lie this time! Andy. -- Computers are like air conditioners. Bo

Re: [backstage] Ashley Highfield on iPlayer - 26min Interview

2007-10-30 Thread Andy
sed afterwards you may have a point, but even then it may be doubtful. Copyright Infringement is NOT theft, theft is theft, copyright infringement is copyright infringement. They are covered by entirely separate laws, they are described differently in the law, and the actions themselves differ gre

Re: [backstage] Ashley Highfield on iPlayer - 26min Interview

2007-10-31 Thread Andy
have to justify yourself. If the BBC did nothing wrong with iPlayer why lie about it?. Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam Heath - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit h

Re: [backstage] Ashley Highfield on iPlayer - 26min Interview

2007-10-31 Thread Andy
laims which contradict some of the most profound security experts around. Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam Heath - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co

Re: [backstage] Ashley Highfield on iPlayer - 26min Interview

2007-10-31 Thread Andy
l rights management. Your points about completion, grammar, usability are irrelevant in proving or disproving the given statement as they have nothing to do with the statement. You also completely ignored the second point. Presumably because I (and the majority of security experts) are correct I a

Re: [backstage] Ashley Highfield on iPlayer - 26min Interview

2007-10-31 Thread Andy
re DRM, they exist now, they are open source. That is all that is needed to disprove Mr Highlands statement. It has been done. we have yet more proof the BBC lied. Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam Heath - Sent via

Re: [backstage] Ashley Highfield on iPlayer - 26min Interview

2007-11-01 Thread Andy
orithms. Compilation of source code is not a cryptographically secure way to protect data or algorithms. Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam Heath - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, pleas

Re: General issues regarding Open Source vs Closed Source encryption _systems_ ( was Re: [backstage] Ashley Highfield on iPlayer - 26min Interview )

2007-11-02 Thread Andy
re for release. If it is transferred to the generated binary it can just as easily be extracted from the binary. The attacker now has the key. They also have the binary that means they must have the algorithm (the CPU gets the algorithm from the binary, we know how a CPU does that, thus we can ex

Re: [backstage] BBC tech chief: You Freetards don't matter

2007-11-06 Thread Andy
Why does the BBC pay people to do what the BBC claim is impossible? Also how much does the BBC pay to be a member of: TV-Anytime W3C ETSI (just wondering what the BBC is paying to develop standards it is ignoring). Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windo

Re: [backstage] What would you do? (Was: BBC tech chief: You Freetards don't matter)

2007-11-07 Thread Andy
ance, but you could always distribute encrypted files to the world via P2P and send the keys to UK users, would reduce the traffic that needs to be checked for IP. Not hard to do in an open way either, just pick a cypher (e.g. AES) and a way of encoding it, and send via HTTP, job done.) Or a third

Re: [backstage] Ashley Highfield iPlayer and DRM podcas

2007-11-13 Thread Andy
rter and agreement? If I am not much mistaken the streaming will be in a proprietary format requiring a proprietary platform to run it on. But please correct me if this is a mistake, in doing so it would be helpful if you provided the RFC number for the standard format and protocols that will be d

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-19 Thread Andy
vorite formats. RealPlayer and Windows Media. Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam Heath - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mai

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-22 Thread Andy
s used (Real Audio, Real Video, WMA, WMV (no DRM), WMP DRM) and the solitary standard format MP3, then why is it not possible to provide Ogg Vorbis for download and streaming?) Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-23 Thread Andy
our media player. That's good. > The programmes on the Radio Player are presented as streams only. It is technologically possible to download them. May not be legal to do so though. The boundary between "Download" and "stream" is a bit fuzzy. What Podcasts (if any

Re: [backstage] Broadcasters to launch joint VoD service

2007-11-27 Thread Andy
ted throttling for years)? Odd how the BBC can have such a huge development time, such a huge spending and still end up with a vastly inferior product when compared to free alternatives. Will it permit user written extensions? Will it support third party access via Open API's? Andy * Is th

Re: [backstage] Broadcasters to launch joint VoD service

2007-11-27 Thread Andy
;t you just do it correctly first time around? And seems the BBC claims it has to obey copyright law, perhaps you would care to explain why you copied my entire email and claimed it was written by someone else? And more importantly, why did you just send a suspicious file in you ema

Re: [backstage] How long should copyright last?

2007-11-29 Thread Andy
ld be. More interestingly has anyone conduct a survey to find out if the population actually knows what the length of copyright is? (I have to admit I though it was 70 years after the death of the author, so theres one incorrect answer for you). Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Bot

Re: [backstage] BBC Backstage Podcast : Accessibility in a Web 2.0 world?

2007-12-05 Thread Andy
://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/#tech-identify-grammar> However instead of actually caring about accessibility and fixing the problems they just "redefined" accessibility. I hope you explained why the BBC does not care about any kind of accessibility. Andy -- Computers are like air condition

Re: [backstage] Please release Perl on Rails as Free Software

2007-12-05 Thread Andy
imes the BBC staff forget that us public may not know exactly where to find everything they mention, luckily my good friend Google lent a hand (other search engines are available). Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. --

Re: [backstage] Please release Perl on Rails as Free Software

2007-12-06 Thread Andy
; kind of thing? (Unfortunately I am not a Perl coder so there isn't much I can do). Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam Heath - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, pleas

Re: [backstage] Please release Perl on Rails as Free Software

2007-12-06 Thread Andy
Didn't this whole discussion arise out of the thought that GPL is not as free as BSD license? (though as an aside I too would prefer if the BBC didn't require the use of non-Free software, I would also prefer they didn't use my license fee to developing proprietary software) A

Re: [backstage] flash streaming version of iplayer is live

2007-12-13 Thread Andy
trick the Trust into believing that software that states PC only, and Tablet PCs must run WinXP is cross platform? [1] http://www.adobe.com/products/eulas/players/flash/ Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam Heath

Re: [backstage] Interview with Anthony Rose - Podcast

2007-12-14 Thread Andy
BC would have to increase the license fee to stream in Ogg because of the cost of the software). Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam Heath - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit

Re: [backstage] BBC iplayer on exotic devices

2008-01-04 Thread Andy
tions to get non-Windows systems to receive and play files? Thanks. Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam Heath - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bb

Re: [backstage] BBC iplayer on exotic devices

2008-01-04 Thread Andy
but I'm not sure if the voice recognition stuff is anywhere near good enough yet for my suggestion. Might be able to find some other kind of UI that would work, any suggestions? * I am almost certain this was mentioned at some point, but I can't for the life of me think where. Andy

Re: [backstage] BBC iplayer on exotic devices

2008-01-04 Thread Andy
ces"? > You can play > certain flash files using a bunch of other players. For example VLC, > Mplayer, FFMpeg, Gnash, etc will all play Flash 4 files. Gnash can even > render the animation and interaction of Flash 7 and 8 files. What version is iPlayer's flash? Andy -- Comp

Re: [backstage] BBC iplayer on exotic devices

2008-01-05 Thread Andy
Sorry to reply to my own post. Everyone appears to be using a url of the form: rtmp://217.243.192.52:1935/ondemand?_fcs_vhost=cp41752.edgefcs.net&auth=SECRET_KEY&aifp=v001&slist=STREAM_NAME But I can't find it *anywhere* in the iPlayer HTML or Javascript. Can't find it in the XML either. Is it hi

Re: [backstage] BBC iplayer on exotic devices

2008-01-05 Thread Andy
cation for RTMP all the usual places I find protocol specs have turned up no results. Oh and when I was talking about download protocol I was referring to the download version of iPlayer not the streaming version as the download it higher quality. Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners.

Re: [backstage] BBC iplayer on exotic devices

2008-01-09 Thread Andy
I am still waiting. If you take public money the public has the right to criticise you. In non-publicly funded companies if the customer is paying for something then you can't just tell them get lost and build something that's not what they want. Oddly that's what the BBC has done. A

Re: [backstage] 403 Forbidden on http://www.bbc.co.uk/technology/

2008-01-09 Thread Andy
co.uk/1/hi/technology/default.stm > [snip] Well done to whoever fixed it. Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam Heath - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bb

Re: [backstage] 403 Forbidden on http://www.bbc.co.uk/technology/

2008-01-09 Thread Andy
files? Direct link http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/default.stm still works fine however. Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam Heath - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, pleas

Re: [backstage] BBC iplayer on exotic devices

2008-01-11 Thread Andy
py02-streaming68309978 wget complains unsupported scheme. mPlayer also fails. Of course I can't check that URL is correct without an RTMP client of some sort. Of course this may break as soon as the BBC changes anything. Formal definitions for the XML would be helpful. What error con

[backstage] Streaming iPlayer age guidance

2008-01-17 Thread Andy
umber of half finished projects living on my hard drive suggests that's unlikely) I shall need something to test on.). Now all I have to do is improve my Java skills, hmm I *knew* there was a flaw in this plan. Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you

Re: [backstage] Streaming iPlayer age guidance

2008-01-18 Thread Andy
On 17/01/2008, Matthew Somerville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/metafiles/episode/b008s14v.xml - you just need > the programme episode PIP. Thank you. Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows.

Re: [backstage] RTMP stream URL resolving script

2008-01-22 Thread Andy
fields and operators? Some of those would have been answered by the XML Schemes. So if you really are interested in exotic platforms, then maybe telling people what they need to know would help! Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows.

Re: [backstage] RTMP stream URL resolving script

2008-01-23 Thread Andy
he BBC is extremely pro-Microsoft? Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam Heath - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_

Re: [backstage] RTMP stream URL resolving script

2008-01-24 Thread Andy
TTP. http://osflash.org/red5 First hit on Google for "Video Streaming Software": http://www.videolan.org/vlc/streaming.html (VLC can behave as a server as well as doing playback) Supports multiple formats and protocols. Now I have answered yours will you be answering my other questions? Andy -- Compu

Re: [backstage] RTMP stream URL resolving script

2008-01-24 Thread Andy
ther questions become redundant if an API > appears, > as has been suggested. As would I, but no API yet so the answers would be good. I Wrote: > I therefore assumed that RTMP could still be used but wasn't > the recommended approach. I may have been wrong though. Typog

Re: [backstage] fully accessible???

2008-02-01 Thread Andy
On 01/02/2008, "~:'' ありがとうございました。" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > is it just me? or is that yellow text on white background all but > impossible to read? If you are referring to the text at the top it appears to be on a black background on my computer. Andy -- Com

Re: [backstage] Mark Thompson on the iPlayer and platform neutrality

2008-02-08 Thread Andy
TFORM NEUTRAL. It does NOT take 6 months to upload a small .tar.gz file. Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you open windows. -- Adam Heath - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.

Re: [backstage] HD-DVD / Blu Ray

2008-02-21 Thread Andy
ption it will make backup easier but DRM screws that up. Suddenly you don't just need the audio/video file you need the license. And some licenses are tied to a physical machine so when its destroyed and you replace it the files could be useless. * Would we know if this had already happened?

[backstage] Internet TV standard

2008-02-25 Thread Andy
many people already use to > share movies and music. Isn't that the same technology the BBC rejected? Nice to see BBC rejecting the cross-platform, EU recommended, technically superior, cheaper, better tested protocol in favour of Kontiki (what did Kontiki have as a good point?). Andy --

Re: [backstage] Internet TV standard

2008-02-25 Thread Andy
rust this time round? The claim of "it's impossible to do cross platform, now let us get back to our Microsoft (and maybe Apple) exclusive deals" is going to sound a little unbelievable no? Andy -- Computers are like air conditioners. Both stop working, if you ope

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