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On 16 Oct 2007, at 12:01, Rob Beard wrote: > Quoting Viv <viv.griffin@xxxxxxxxx>: > >> It seems that now we will be getting access to BBC IPLayer if we >> want it >> (by the end of the year) ! >> >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7045123.stm >> >> Does this mean that the "minority" MAC and Linux users are now >> numerous >> enough that the big corporations are taking notice of us ? >> >> Viv >> > > Nah, they're just doing a youtube, making the video available online > using Flash. We still can't download the videos and watch at our > leisure, just stream them (and I presume not in as high quality as if > they did a download service). > > I personally think it's a bodge so they can go to the BBC Trust and > say that they've made it available to Linux and Mac users, technically > they have, but its still not offering the same thing as the iPlayer on > Windows. > > Rob What a swizz, the tricksy devils. Clare -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html