RE: [backstage] Re: built with

stage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Re: built with http://builtwith.com/default.aspx?www.cubicgarden.com Not a single mention about me running Resin Cheers Ian - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/20

RE: [backstage] Re: built with

2 7TP email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] work: +44 (0)2080083965 mob: +44 (0)7711913293 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Simon Cobb Sent: 20 September 2007 11:59 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] Re: built with Wow, it's ta

Re: [backstage] Re: built with

lf Of Simon Cobb > Sent: 20 September 2007 11:59 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: RE: [backstage] Re: built with > > Wow, it's taken a real beating from the discerning folks on this list > > Note to self: test these things properly before sending them out :) > > --

[backstage] Re: Olympic sports symbols

Brian, thanks for that, due to haste I hadn't included the vital word sports... the Beijing ones are here: http://en.beijing2008.cn/63/32/column212033263.shtml cheers Jonathan Chetwynd Accessibility Consultant on Media Literacy and the Internet On 18 Feb 2008, at 13:58, Brian Butterworth wr

RE: [backstage] Re: XML CMS?

@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] Re: XML CMS? Ian, http://mammoth.welcomebackstage.com/exist/rest/db/feeds/ appears to be offline, had you experience running exist with nodejs? trying to get some further info... cheers ~:" On 4 Jul 2010, at 12:35, Jonathan Chetwynd wrote: > Not sure whet

Re: [backstage] Re: [backstage] Re: [backstage] R e: [backstage] Re: [backstage] Re: get_iplayer 2.77 release (was Re: [backstage] get_iplayer dropped in response to BBC¹s lack of support f or open

On 28-May-2010, at 19:13, Anthony McKale wrote: > Have you tried these? > > They use the offical bbc emp (embedded media player) which is a offical > verified swf in an iframe configured to play the video, > > Of course I haven't spoken to Duncan for a while, but I think it still works Similar

[backstage] RE: [backstage] RE: [backstage] R E: [backstage] Re: Is it OK for BT Vision to charge £3 per month for the iPlayer?

[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 09 June 2008 15:41 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] RE: [backstage] RE: [backstage] Re: Is it OK for BT Vision to charge £3 per month for the iPlayer? If BT can, why can’t you or anyone else? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTE

[backstage] Re: [backstage] Re: [backstage] Re: [backstag e] Re: [backstage] Re: get_iplayer 2.77 relea se (was Re: [backstage] get_iplayer dropped i n response to BBC’s lack of support for ope n sour

You realise that Open Source isn't an organisation that designs software, right? You also realise we've had SWF verification software for quite a long time and we're happily using it to download video behind SWF verified flash apps? The Open Source Community should come up with a solution then..

Re: [backstage] Re: [backstage] Re: [backstage] Re: [b ackstage] Re: [backstage] Re: get_iplayer 2.77 relea se (was Re: [backstage] get_iplayer dropped in res ponse to BBC’s lack of support for open s

On 27 May 2010, at 20:42, David Woodhouse wrote: > Personally, all my use of iPlayer content is to fetch something I'm > already aware of; I'm not just browsing randomly. And for that, I find > that a command line tool gives a _much_ better experience than any > point-and-drool GUI could ever pr

Re: [backstage] RE: [backstage] RE: [backstage] R E: [backstage] RE: [backstage] £1.2 billion que stion (or RE: [backstage] BBC Bias??? >Cl ick and Torrents)

I think you meant "Trying to deter the general public from committing copyright infringement, and deliberately trampling all over their rights whilst we do so" Is that not what DRM is all about? *runs away - very quickly* - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe

RE: [backstage] Re: Google Maps API

0 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] Re: Google Maps API Hi Kim That's a great idea! What is Interactive Drama and Entertainment then? Any examples I could check? cheers carl morris Plug Two http://www.plugtwo.com t +442920190151 Kim Plowright wrote: > Probably even more

Re: [backstage] Re: ticker works fine!

Hello,   I've just joined and am getting into this developers program. My background is in the development of broadcast systems, VFX compositor, editing, audio production, songwriting, design and online media.   This message is mainly to say hi and also to test out how the posting works.  

[backstage] Re: TV Listings Competition : RESULTS!

Congratulations to Mightyv, you guys are worthy winners - much as I'd have loved the top prize, there's no way I could have got anywhere close to what you've accomplished! I'm quite annoyed I never got round to having the TVMap auto-update; I had the data available, but I just had too much oth

[backstage] Re: "now/next" via SMS

Brief update on this...On 12/7/05, Mario Menti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Text the name of a BBC TV station (no radio stations - yet) to 07781 488578.This will send you back a text message with what's on now/next on the TV channel you selected. It also contains a link to a xhtml-basic page that sho

[backstage] Re: IM Persian news bot

I really have to get something better than my cheap VPS seems just minutes after posting this, the server has some DNS issues and can't see the outside world.Sorry about this, will update you when it's solved... On 3/7/06, Mario Menti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Following a conversation with Dan

[backstage] Re: IM Persian news bot

Back now... touch wood! Some iptables screw-up, hoping it will stay up..Mario.On 3/7/06, Mario Menti <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:I really have to get something better than my cheap VPS seems just minutes after posting this, the server has some DNS issues and can't see the outside world. Sorry ab

[backstage] RE: IM Persian news bot

  From: Mario Menti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 March 2006 14:40To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.ukCc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Ian ForresterSubject: IM Persian news bot Following a conversation with Dan Brickley, who pointed me to Ian Forrester's post on BBC Persian being f

[backstage] RE: News Sniffer - inner workings

Yes, I posted a comment on his entry at about 1130hrs but it's not appeared yet. Let's hope it wasn't censored ;) He says: "I haven’t said anything about the tracking of the Have Your Say pages on News Sniffer because, at the moment, we think their tracking is not working properly and is highlig

[backstage] RE: News Sniffer - inner workings

Fyi Steve hermann is the editor of BBC news interactive. He's just posted this about newssniffer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2006/10/sniffing_out_edits.html Enjoy! -Original Message- From: John Leach [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26 October 2006 11:28 To: backstage@lists.b

[backstage] Re: (freeing) content is king

"Martin Belam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Ian, why don't you apply for the job of Chairman of the BBC? > > I think the Chairman is more of a strategic hands-off job, and I'm > sure Ian would miss getting his hands dirty with widget code :-) Surely, the Chairman decides what he can do. I see

[backstage] Re: disability, accessibility & Movies Data

Re: disability, accessibility & Movies Data you might want to consider including data scraped from http:// www.disabilityfilms.co.uk/ not a business afaik despite the uri cheers Jonathan Chetwynd - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backst

[backstage] Re: Google Map Symbols Key

oops, please use safari-webkit for best experience of demo... cheers Jonathan Chetwynd - 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/backst

[backstage] Re: Google Map Symbols Key

Christopher, I was referring to either importing or using a pre-defined set of recognised symbols for instance as in my example or the links to OS and streetmap. cheers Jonathan Chetwynd On 12 Jun 2007, at 16:17, Christopher Woods wrote: If you use My Google Maps, you can define any

[backstage] Re: Google Map Symbols Key

Re: Google Map Symbols Key an interactive version with improved graphics is now available: http://www.peepo.co.uk/temp/moulin/moulin.svg using CSS only ~:" cheers Jonathan Chetwynd On 12 Jun 2007, at 15:42, ~:'' ありがとうございました。 wrote: Google Map Symbols Key how is it possible to add symbol

[backstage] Re: Google Map Symbols Key

Ed, Icons, but where is the key? what icons are standard for google maps? OS maps provide a key for churches, post offices and much more... much of this information is static over decades. markers or drawing pins provide a very limited common vocabulary. regards Jonathan Chetwynd http://labs.g

[backstage] Re: Google Map Symbols Key

Ed, "such an extensive collection of symbols will not be needed." could you expand on this as your meaning isn't clear? currently Google relies on individuals creating symbols for their own mashups which might seem to create more libraries rather than a few standard ones. I work with peopl

[backstage] Re: Google Map Symbols Key

Ed, have difficulty believing your reply: would a printed map that uses a single icon for 'town' with a gazetteer of locations and "additional information" be as usable? The current Google idiom is but one possibility, some user testing of other well tried methods might be helpful. could yo

[backstage] Re: Google Map Symbols Key

Ed, "massive abstractions of reality" are immensely helpful, most especially when they are held in common. They are normally used as words, though in some instances symbols may obtain ~:" ease of learning them should be greatly enhanced given the interactive and photo illustration available

[backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

Oops. [1] http://iplayersupport.external.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/bbciplayer.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=14&cat_lvl1=1 On 20/11/2007, Gary Kirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > This [1] seems to suggest I can use iPlayer on Vista, but when I sign

[backstage] Re: New BBC customisable homepage

Sorry guys - my point was misinterpreted! ->Big Ben is (c) ITN, Auntie only uses its sound on R4 at 6pm and 10pm I wasn't suggesting anywhere the use of a Big Ben image for the site or talking about chimes heard on radio... My point was that the famous clock tower (commonly known as Big Ben e

Re: [backstage] Re: Olympic sports symbols

On 18/02/2008, "~:'' ありがとうございました。" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Brian, > > thanks for that, due to haste I hadn't included the vital word sports... > > the Beijing ones are here: > http://en.beijing2008.cn/63/32/column212033263.shtml Wow. I love the new ones, so very Chineese.I still love

[backstage] Re: iPlayer DRM is over?

On 14/03/2008, James Cridland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Of course I'm not advocating state censorship. Just trying to cut down the > internal debate about Backstage requiring pre-moderation, which as we know > will kill things. > > Not all senior managers understand it, y'know... Maybe you shou

[backstage] Re: RSS for /complaints, please

Hi Andrew & Michael, That's great news. Many thanks to you both. Best wishes, Dominic. Andrew Bowden wrote: > Happy Christmas! > http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/syndication/responses/rss091.xml > > This is has been available for some time, but never linked from the main > site. - Sent via the

[backstage] Re: Maker Faire in Newcastle

Hi all, Just a quick update on our progress- the deadline for getting in a Maker proposal was today! (you got 5 1/4 hours so get going!) >From the Backstage / R&D area we're sending a team of between six and eight people, including Ian, Rain and myself, plus some of the guys from Kingswood Warren

[backstage] Re: Maker Faire in Newcastle

Hi all, Final uopdate before we go. The BBCWeatherBot is coming togewther nicely (he says with *everything* crossed) and we also have a coiuple of other neat little makes along too. The team now includes star researchers from Kingswood Warren and the new R&D lab that's coming together in Manches

[backstage] Re: BBC Experimental Website Down?

Sorry, its backup now. Must of been a temporary thing. It was obviously me being a bit paranoid. Sorry for the hassle, --- Tim Coysh

[backstage] Re: BBC Experimental Website Down?

Sorry for bringing up a fairly old topic. The website is again down, though it is temporary. Is there a reason for this? Or is just unexpected downtime? My website relies heavily on this information. Again, Sorry for the hastle! Tim

[backstage] Re: User Agent/Referrer Verification

On 8-Mar-2010, at 22:55, Mo McRoberts wrote: > Learned Backstage types, [snip] > I’ve written it up here: > http://nevali.net/post/435363058/user-agent-referrer-verification It’s been pointed out to me that the write-up would be better in the e-mail, so here it is: This is a snippet of code

[backstage] Re: BBC iPad application usability

More on this at http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/Usability-expert-faults-iPad-user-interface-calls-it-whacky/1273592091

[backstage] Re: BBC Distribution Transmitter info

The scraper seems to be working. I've created a page that recreates the old list. http://www.ukfree.tv/reception_transmitters_index.php Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: @briantist web: ukfree.tv - independent digital television and sw

[backstage] Re: BBC Weather Summary text

Sorry to double post (couldn't tell for sure if the mail reached the list or not) If no one knows these weather statuses does anyone have any cunning ideas on how to work them out? Thanks Michael On 28/09/10 14:37, Michael Wood wrote: Hi, Is there a standard set of summary text's used in

[backstage] Re: [backstage] Kinect.. what if..

hacking  is  big difficult situation, arati On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:41:41 +0530 Dirk-Willem van Gulik wrote > >On 18 Nov 2010, at 17:12, Ant Miller wrote: > >> From Roderick Hodgson in R&D who is now actively hacking this platform (mostly in spare time, though we may have somethig for

[backstage] Re: [backstage] Kinect.. what if..

can you tell me who are the wanders for documentary in BBC channel ? regards arati On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:46:04 +0530 Ant Miller wrote >From Roderick Hodgson in R&D who is now actively hacking this platform (mostly in spare time, though we may have somethig for either Big Bang or Maker Fai

[backstage] Re: [backstage] Re: [backstage] Re: get_iplay er 2.77 release (was Re: [backstage] get_ipla yer dropped in response to BBC’s lack of su pport for open source)

: From: Richard P Edwards Subject: Re: [backstage] Re: [backstage] Re: get_iplayer 2.77 release (was Re: [backstage] get_iplayer dropped in response to BBC’s lack of support for open source) To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Date: Thursday, 27 May, 2010, 16:07 I thought this was an interesting

Re: [backstage] Re: [backstage] Re: [backstage] Re: get_iplayer 2.77 release (was Re: [bac kstage] get_iplayer dropped in response to BB C’s lack of support for open source)

On 27-May-2010, at 17:01, Kieran Kunhya wrote: > What actually needs to happen is that Open Source needs to call the BBCs > bluff by actually implementing the SWF verification stuff and producing an > application with a compelling user experience that matches or is better than > anything else

[backstage] RE: [backstage] RE: [backstage] £1.2 b illion question (or RE: [backstage] BBC Bias?? ? >Click and Torrents)

Cor blimey, it's like watching Walter Benjamin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Work_of_Art_in_the_Age_of_Mechanical_Reproduction and Pierre-Joseph Proudhon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Joseph_Proudhon Go at it like luchadores. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucha_libre >On 31/01/07, Jam

Re: [backstage] RE: [backstage] RE: [backstage] £1.2 billion question (or RE: [backstage] BBC Bias??? >Click and Torrents)

On 1/31/07, Josh at GoUK.com <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: << If you make furniture, the fact that furniture-duplication wands are invented does not give you the right to restrict people from duplicating chairs.>> No, but I should have the rights to restrict people from duplicating MY cha

Re: [backstage] RE: [backstage] RE: [backstage] £1.2 billion question (or RE: [backstage] BBC Bias??? >Click and Torrents)

And here's another thing to chuck into the pot. What about those of us that want the flexibility of being able to choose our tracks to be able to download, but will not compromise on sound quality (i.e. want pure linear PCM WAVs or lossless)? Apart from quasi-legal Allofmp3.com, where's the downlo

Re: [backstage] RE: [backstage] RE: [backstage] £1.2 billion question (or RE: [backstage] BBC Bias??? >Click and Torrents)

On 05/02/07, David Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://www.bleep.com do FLAC FLAC is "Free Lossless Audio Compression", a great free software audio format. To be clear, I am not against people charging money for distributing music; I am against people distributing music in proprietary form

[backstage] RE: [backstage] RE: [backstage] £1.2 b illion question (or RE: [backstage] BBC Bias?? ? >Click and Torrents)

> It depends what you mean by "failed" Fairplay (Apple's DRM) is > circumvented by simply burning your tracks to CD, then ripping to MP3. > I'd count that as a failed DRM mechanism, as it's essentially useless. > If the BBC implements DRM that's as "good" as Fairplay, I'll be happy > (as long a

Re: [backstage] RE: [backstage] RE: [backstage] £1.2 billion question (or RE: [backstage] BBC Bias??? >Click and Torrents)

On 06/02/07, Andrew Bowden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: And yet it's still used... Doesn't that say something? It says that record execs are stupid, but we all knew that already.

[backstage] Re: [backstage] Re: [backstage] get_iplayer dropped in response to BBC’s lack of support for open source

INFO: Current version is 2.72 INFO: Checking for latest version from linuxcentre.net ERROR: Failed to connect to update site - Update aborted I'm almost feeling like we should take it over... On 10 March 2010 15:29, Mo McRoberts wrote: > On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 15:07, Iain Wallace wrote: > > >

Re: [backstage] RE: IM Persian news bot

* Ian Forrester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-03-07 15:49-] > > Following a conversation with Dan Brickley, who pointed me to Ian > Forrester's post on BBC Persian being filtered in Iran (see > http://www.cubicgarden.com/blojsom/blog/cubicgarden/culture/?permalink=BBC-Persian-filtere

[backstage] RE: Reboot winners: 30 June 2006

I'll give the relevant people a poke for you. And please accept my general appologies on behalf of Auntie. K -Original Message- From: Jonathan Chetwynd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 02 July 2006 14:52 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Cc: Kim Plowright Subject: Reboot winners: 30 June

[backstage] Re: Storytelling driven applications or mashups?

Hi Ian, This is a fascinating question. Just to clarify for the list: If it's *all* BBC content to be used, could one then mashup, for instance: * Fiction with fiction: Dr Who with Red Dwarf * Fiction with non-fiction: Dr Who with Panorama * Non-fiction with non-fiction: Panorama with Dragons'

RE: [backstage] Re: (freeing) content is king

es Ferrier Sent: 29 November 2006 13:05 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] Re: (freeing) content is king "Martin Belam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Ian, why don't you apply for the job of Chairman of the BBC? > > I think the Chairman is more of a s

Re: [backstage] Re: (freeing) content is king

"Ian Forrester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Well I don't know about Chairman. > > I wouldn't hack perl, xsl yes - perl no ;) > > But seriously, thanks for thinking of me for the position :) I was only half joking. Clearly we have a monopoly on the vision thing right now. -- Nic Ferrier htt

RE: [backstage] Re: (freeing) content is king

> Surely, the Chairman decides what he can do. > I see no reason at all why the Chairman couldn't hack perl. > It's just that most Chairman don't. Well the BBC Chair of the Governers role (soon to be in charge of the BBC Trust - more arms length from the BBC) doesn't - I believe - specify Perl sk

RE: [backstage] Re: (freeing) content is king

ah but they could write a perl script automate regulation, then bugger off to play golf ;) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Bowden Sent: 29 November 2006 15:26 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] Re: (freeing

RE: [backstage] Re: (freeing) content is king

TECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Howe Sent: 29 November 2006 15:54 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] Re: (freeing) content is king ah but they could write a perl script automate regulation, then bugger off to play golf ;) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PRO

RE: [backstage] Re: (freeing) content is king

Rewrite MHEG as OpenTV... Silly me m -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew Cashmore Sent: 29 November 2006 16:22 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] Re: (freeing) content is king Only the BBC would be having a

Re: [backstage] Re: (freeing) content is king

On 11/29/2006 04:22 PM, Matthew Cashmore wrote: > Only the BBC would be having a conversation about it's Chairman having > to code Perl to get the job... Over at ITV they're talking Ruby, Ruby? At ITV? What? [checks immediate surroundings for signs of severe reality distortion] If the BBC req

Re: [backstage] Re: (freeing) content is king

Frank Wales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Ruby? At ITV? What? > > [checks immediate surroundings for signs of severe reality distortion] > > If the BBC required senior management to possess practical perl prowess, > ITV would surely demand rock'n'roll, drag'n'plop PowerPoint skilz, so > they can

Re: [backstage] Re: (freeing) content is king

At 04:02 + 30/11/06, Frank Wales wrote: On 11/29/2006 04:22 PM, Matthew Cashmore wrote: > Only the BBC would be having a conversation about it's Chairman having to code Perl to get the job... Over at ITV they're talking Ruby, Ruby? At ITV? What? [checks immediate surroundings for sign

[backstage] Re: Best links of the year

the three games: http://www.espgame.org/ http://www.peekaboom.org/ http://www.peekaboom.org/phetch from: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~biglou/ watch the video talk... the source and results need to be open source, then with RDF the potential could be amazing. especially for web accessibility and the

Re: [backstage] Re: Google Map Symbols Key

It's probably worth pointing out that the OS symbols are the copyright and intellectual property of the OS. On 19/06/07, "~:'' ありがとうございました。" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ed, "such an extensive collection of symbols will not be needed." could you expand on this as your meaning isn't clear? curre

[backstage] RE: Google Announces the OpenSocial API

Wow, those are some pretty big caveats there! -Original Message- From: Ian Forrester Sent: 31 October 2007 11:36 To: 'backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk' Cc: FM&T-Staff-FM Innovation Team; Sherwin D'Souza & Group; Internal-Backstage-Discuss Subject: Google Announces the OpenSocial API http://rad

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

On 20/11/2007, Gary Kirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://iplayersupport.external.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/bbciplayer.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=14&cat_lvl1=1 That page is *very* interesting, any users of ubuntu, debian or other GNU/Linux based OS's here? /me *proudly raises hand* Perhaps some

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

Point is, using iPlayer now seemingly works for me on Vista. I'm now happily watching Stacey and Bradley return to Walford... however, attempting to download Lead Balloon and Watchdog, iPlayer delights in telling me I need to be running Windows XP, and does not download. On 20/11/2007, Tim Dobson

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

You can watch iPlayer content from a network share using Vista. It's the anything-but-BitTorrent KDM bit that does not Vista. On 20/11/2007, Gary Kirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Point is, using iPlayer now seemingly works for me on Vista. I'm now > happily watching Stacey and Bradley return t

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

I'm not on a network share, I'm on an XP laptop. I thought it was the Kontiki engine that was not Vista compatible. But 4od uses it, and I've been using that for weeks. On 20/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You can watch iPlayer content from a network share using Vista.

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

On 20/11/2007, Gary Kirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Point is, using iPlayer now seemingly works for me on Vista. I'm now happily > watching Stacey and Bradley return to Walford... however, attempting to > download Lead Balloon and Watchdog, iPlayer delights in telling me I need to > be running Wi

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

On 20/11/2007, Tim Dobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > p.s. Kudos for using GNU/Linux though! At least *that* bit of > terminology is correct. Aside from the OS itself, I use (almost) exclusively free software (nearly all GPL) on my Windows machine I don't refer to it as GNU/Windows. Why should

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

On 20/11/2007, vijay chopra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 20/11/2007, Tim Dobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Aside from the OS itself, I use (almost) exclusively free software (nearly > all GPL) on my Windows machine I don't refer to it as GNU/Windows. Why > should I refer to my Ubuntu machine

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

The way I see it, the GNU parts of my Linux machine are in userland. Similarly, the GNU parts (GPL) of my windows machine are in userland, so it makes as much sense for me to call my Ubuntu box GNU/Linux as it does to call my Windows box GNU/Windows; i.e none what so ever. As I alluded to earlier,

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

On 20/11/2007, vijay chopra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The way I see it, the GNU parts of my Linux machine are in userland. > Similarly, the GNU parts (GPL) of my windows machine are in userland, so it > makes as much sense for me to call my Ubuntu box GNU/Linux as it does to > call my Windows bo

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

Tim Dobson wrote: > On 20/11/2007, Gary Kirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://iplayersupport.external.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/bbciplayer.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=14&cat_lvl1=1 > > That page is *very* interesting, any users of ubuntu, debian or other > GNU/Linux based OS's here? > /me *prou

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

Tim Dobson wrote: > I run GNU/Linux too, the Debian version which also provides an alpha GNU/Hurd OS using the Debian branding. David - 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] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

On 20/11/2007, Gary Kirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not on a network share, I'm on an XP laptop. > I thought it was the Kontiki engine that was not Vista compatible. But 4od > uses it, and I've been using that for weeks. I'll give it a go! > > > On 20/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PRO

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

On 20/11/2007, Tim Dobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Windows is an operating system. GNU is an operating system. > > Ubuntu is a brand name for a particular combination of the GNU/Linux OS > plus other software. Linux is a registered trademark for a kernel. > > If Ubuntu replaced Linux with ano

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

ah, now I understand. i didn't understand what you meant by MS free, first time round; (just me being slow because im only used to "free" in two contexts - freedom and price, and well i don't hear that usage much so i was like... eh? I'm on debian too, but i've been MS free for a much shorter time

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

>> neither have I seen GNU/*BSD (has anyone applied >> the GNU toolset to the BSD kernel, Steve Jobs did it, and look where it got him. - 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] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

vijay chopra wrote: First I've never heard (or seen written) GNU/OpenSolaris before today, I posted a link to just such a thing a few days ago - http://www.nexenta.org/os which is a very usable OS consisting essentially of the userland of Debian/Ubuntu atop the excellent OpenSolaris kernel

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

> First I've never heard (or seen written) GNU/OpenSolaris before today, Strange - Sun are distributing it. http://get.opensolaris.org/ and don't forget: http://www.gnusolaris.org/ > neither have I seen GNU/*BSD (has anyone applied the GNU toolset to the BSD > kernel, and who survived= the ens

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

On 20/11/2007, Tim Dobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > p.s. Kudos for using GNU/Linux though! At least *that* bit of > terminology is correct. Absolutely - giving credit to the GNU project for working tirelessly to create a free operating system since 1984 is important. Whoever is responsible f

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

On 20/11/2007, David Greaves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > MS free at home for 4 years now :) I hope one day you'll be free of all proprietary software :-) -- Regards, Dave - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/20

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

On 20/11/2007, vijay chopra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Why should I refer to my Ubuntu machine as GNU/Llinux? rather > than just Ubuntu or just Linux? Ubuntu is a distributor of free software - the GNU operating system, the Linux kernel, and many other parts. When you combine the GNU operating

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

Dave Crossland wrote: > On 20/11/2007, David Greaves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> MS free at home for 4 years now :) > > I hope one day you'll be free of all proprietary software :-) My BIOSes are closed source. So is the nvidia driver in 2 of my machines. And I have a commercial game (NeverWint

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

On 21/11/2007, David Greaves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dave Crossland wrote: > > On 20/11/2007, David Greaves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> MS free at home for 4 years now :) > > > > I hope one day you'll be free of all proprietary software :-) > > My BIOSes are closed source. Yes, proprietar

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer on Vista now?

Indeed the iPlayer does now install and work with Vista. Hurah! Now, all I need is a Media Center version so I can operate it on the TV with my remote control... must almost be possible with the interface that the iPlayer has. Is someone making a Media Center version? Is this something I could

[backstage] Re: Radio One^^^Two Video Feed

Ahem, this may well be Firefox only atm. Oops - 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] Re: New BBC customisable homepage

This discussion is beginning to evoke scenes from The Holy Grail ("... It's only a model") - It's a beta design! The clock'll probably get taken off when the site goes live as the main frontpage, the amount of times that script'd be hammering an NTP server, they'd either have to set their own one u

Re: [backstage] Re: New BBC customisable homepage

On 12/21/2007 01:37 AM, Christopher Woods wrote: > Static content can be cached and distributed to > local nodes by ISPs and the BBC itself, but realtime NTP queries will really > kill a box and suck up a ton of bandwidth. But NTP would be a mad way to get a clock on a web page roughly right. Web

Re: [backstage] Re: New BBC customisable homepage

> And by the way, I do agree with the sentiment that if you put a ticking clock > on a BBC page, the time it shows ought to be within an egg-boiling interval > of dear old Green Witch. Mean time, I also appreciate that this is a > nostalgic > touch, but I don't lose sight of the meaning of a BBC

Re: [backstage] Re: New BBC customisable homepage

On Dec 21, 2007 3:17 AM, Frank Wales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/21/2007 01:37 AM, Christopher Woods wrote: > > Static content can be cached and distributed to > > local nodes by ISPs and the BBC itself, but realtime NTP queries will really > > kill a box and suck up a ton of bandwidth. > >

RE: [backstage] Re: New BBC customisable homepage

> I refer the honourable gentleman to > http://james.cridland.net/code/clock.html - which should be > accurate within a second or so. Oooh, aaah... Most useful! *steals* *adds to codebank* *attributes credit to original author* (I play nice ;) - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion gr

Re: [backstage] Re: iPlayer DRM is over?

On Tuesday 18 March 2008 12:45:59 Andy wrote: > (A bit of free advise was provided earlier, however from what I have > just read it appears you are making the same mistakes again, if your > engineers are literate, go buy a book on security and look up the term > "Replay Attack" ) It strikes me as

Re: [backstage] Re: Maker Faire in Newcastle

On Wed, 11 Mar 2009, Ant Miller wrote: [...] random stuff about a BBC Micro for the 21st Century. That sounds intriguing, especially to someone who spent many hours of his school boy life installing/fixing/hacking on the first generation version. I wonder if a dual core Intel CPU with a coupl

Re: [backstage] Re: Maker Faire in Newcastle

BBC Micro C21st is not about a machine per se. It's a conversation about what was the Micro 25 years ago, and what could a similar effort do for us today. It's probably time I took this out of the realm oif occasional Bar Camp chats and put up a web community looking at the whole thing, but it's

[backstage] RE: BBC WorldSerice Radio schedules disappeared

Situation has now changed - but still broken. On Sunday it was redirecting to a general error page within the schedules system - now it says: "Monday 30 March 2009 Sorry, there are no broadcasts for this day. Please choose an alternative date from the calendar." but it is now showing material f

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