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BBC Trust to Meet With OSC Over iPlayer

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the open-to-suggestions dept.

Virgil Tibbs writes "With the Launch of the BBC's iPlayer imminent, the BBC trust has agreed to hear the Open Source Consortium's concerns regarding the BBC iPlayer's tie in with Microsoft's software. The move by the BBC to use Windows Media DRM & their apparent lack of commitment towards other platforms has caused outrage in many circles and prompted several online petitions."

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  1. Even more outrage... by kryten_nl · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Even more outrage can be found here.

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    For the perfect anti-Unix, write an OS that thinks it knows what you're doing better than you do and let it be wrong.
  2. Re:Bed partners by Skiron · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Incorrect - there are 'commercials' but not paid for by advertisers. You still get commercials run by the BBC for the BBC - and a 'TV' hour is still 48 minutes.