42244 0 3 econsultancy_xml <p>According to <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/25/bbc_iplayer_linux_macosx/">The Register</a>, the members of the BBC Trust were surprised at the strength of feeling over the issue, and issued a statement saying that the corporation was committed to making the iPlayer available to Linux and Mac users 'within a reasonable period'. </p> <p>The <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6913297.stm">BBC has also faced criticism via a petition</a> on the Downing Street website, calling for the government to prevent the BBC launching the service exclusively for Windows users. More than 10,000 people have signed the petition so far.  </p> <p>The OSC has also threatened to submit a <a href="/blog/1418-iplayer-faces-ec-challenge">formal complaint to the EC</a> over the issue. </p> <p>The iPlayer, which will allow users to catch up on the last seven days' TV, will be launched in open beta on Friday. </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>According to <Link URL="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/25/bbc_iplayer_linux_macosx/" Window="Self">The Register</Link>, the members of the BBC Trust were surprised at the strength of feeling over the issue, and issued a statement saying that the corporation was committed to making the iPlayer available to Linux and Mac users 'within a reasonable period'. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>The <Link URL="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6913297.stm" Window="Self">BBC has also faced criticism via a petition</Link> on the Downing Street website, calling for the government to prevent the BBC launching the service exclusively for Windows users. More than 10,000 people have signed the petition so far.  </Paragraph> <Paragraph>The OSC has also threatened to submit a <Link URL="/blog/1418-iplayer-faces-ec-challenge" Window="Self">formal complaint to the EC</Link> over the issue. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>The iPlayer, which will allow users to catch up on the last seven days' TV, will be launched in open beta on Friday. </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2007-07-25T22:32:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>The BBC and the Open Source Consortium (OSC) have met to discuss concerns surrounding the iPlayer, which is only compatible with Windows XP.</strong> </p> <p>The <a href="http://www.opensourceconsortium.org/">OSC</a> was looking for assurances from the BBC that the iPlayer would be made available for users of other platforms. They say that around 25% of internet users would be excluded from using the iPlayer as things stand. </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>The BBC and the Open Source Consortium (OSC) have met to discuss concerns surrounding the iPlayer, which is only compatible with Windows XP.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>The <Link URL="http://www.opensourceconsortium.org/" Window="Self">OSC</Link> was looking for assurances from the BBC that the iPlayer would be made available for users of other platforms. They say that around 25% of internet users would be excluded from using the iPlayer as things stand. </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 1554 363887 BBC Trust meets open source group over iPlayer false 2007-07-26T15:17:00+01:00 bbc-trust-meets-open-source-group-over-iplayer 2009-04-28T22:55:02+01:00 2009-04-28T22:55:02+01:00 308