Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video (sigh)

2007-07-04 Thread alan c
alan c wrote: > alan c wrote: >> Michael wrote: >>> alan c wrote: [...] >>> Whilst not brilliantly elegant, one solution is to use the >>> MediaPlayerConnectivity extension >>> (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/446). In the set-up >>> wizard's drop-down menu entry for RealMedia,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video (sigh)

2007-07-04 Thread Michael
alan c wrote: > alan c wrote: > >> Michael wrote: >> >>> alan c wrote: >>> I am happy to say that a neighbour of mine is using Kubuntu. I helped choose the new machine (dell basic desktop) and set it all up, dual boot. The neighbour trusts my judgement and the fact t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video (sigh)

2007-07-04 Thread alan c
alan c wrote: > Michael wrote: >> alan c wrote: >>> I am happy to say that a neighbour of mine is using Kubuntu. I helped >>> choose the new machine (dell basic desktop) and set it all up, dual >>> boot. The neighbour trusts my judgement and the fact that I use it >>> (and not windows) and I can

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video (sigh)

2007-07-03 Thread alan c
Michael wrote: > alan c wrote: >> I am happy to say that a neighbour of mine is using Kubuntu. I helped >> choose the new machine (dell basic desktop) and set it all up, dual >> boot. The neighbour trusts my judgement and the fact that I use it >> (and not windows) and I can help with the PC any

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video (sigh)

2007-07-03 Thread alan c
Alan Pope wrote: > Hi Alan, > > On Tue, 2007-07-03 at 22:04 +0100, alan c wrote: >> ITV and Cannel 4 stuff - in fact most mainstream web page video stuff. >> > > Channel 4 stuff you absolutely can't use. Same goes for the newer BBC > iPlayer. They use Microsoft based DRM, which screws us royally

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video (sigh)

2007-07-03 Thread Michael
alan c wrote: > I am happy to say that a neighbour of mine is using Kubuntu. I helped > choose the new machine (dell basic desktop) and set it all up, dual > boot. The neighbour trusts my judgement and the fact that I use it > (and not windows) and I can help with the PC anyway. > > However this

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video (sigh)

2007-07-03 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Alan, On Tue, 2007-07-03 at 22:04 +0100, alan c wrote: > ITV and Cannel 4 stuff - in fact most mainstream web page video stuff. > Channel 4 stuff you absolutely can't use. Same goes for the newer BBC iPlayer. They use Microsoft based DRM, which screws us royally. However the real player stuff

[ubuntu-uk] Firefox and BBC video (sigh)

2007-07-03 Thread alan c
I am happy to say that a neighbour of mine is using Kubuntu. I helped choose the new machine (dell basic desktop) and set it all up, dual boot. The neighbour trusts my judgement and the fact that I use it (and not windows) and I can help with the PC anyway. However this is a certain type of sit