BBC iPlayer Welcomes Linux (and Macs)

Posted by kdawson on Monday December 17, 2007 @12:51AM from the audi-vox-populi dept.

h4rm0ny writes "After previously limiting their iPlayer to only the Windows platform (as we discussed earlier here and here), the BBC's content is now available to UK-based users of Linux and Mac OS X. From their site: 'From today we are pleased to announce that streaming is now available on BBC iPlayer. This means that Windows, Mac and Linux users can stream programs on iPlayer as long as their computer has the latest version of Flash. Another change is that you do not have to register or sign in any more to download programs ...' It seems that the BBC have listened to people who petitioned them for broader support and an open format. Well, Flash isn't exactly open, but its a lot more ubiquitous than Windows Media and Real Player formats."

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"Values Voters" by Anonymous Coward · 2007-12-17 04:10 · Score: -1, Flamebait

LOL, Shitslotters crack me up. They are perfectly happy with the proprietary Flash, but outraged (OUTRAGED!!!!!!) at anyone using a Microsoft format. Despite the fact that they are less than 1% of the BBC's total traffic.

Guess FOSSies are perfectly happy to push their values to the side as long as they get pet on the head. Just like all good little conservative "values voters".

Stay the course, FOSSies!!