LXer: BBC claims angry iPlayer plugin mob 'conflated' open source term

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03-06-2010, 05:50 AM	#1
LXer LXer NewsBot Registered: Dec 2005 Posts: 128,278 Rep:	LXer: BBC claims angry iPlayer plugin mob 'conflated' open source term Published at LXer: The BBC has tried to draw a line under its decision to bar open source implementations of RTMP (real-time messaging protocol) streaming in the iPlayer, after The Register revealed the Corporation's quiet switcheroo last week. BBC online managing editor Ian Hunter claimed in a blog post today that the term "open source" had been "conflated" by users who had grumbled about third party RTMP plugins being locked out of the catch-up service. Read More...

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