Re: Channel 4 streaming

"Mal" <m99@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Brian McIlwrath wrote:
Phil Stovell <phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: Has anybody managed to get Channel 4's live broadcasts working with
Linux?
: I'm using Ubuntu Dapper, btw.

: http://geo.channel4.com/player/simulcast/index.jsp (You need to
register).

From the FAQ on their web-site you just won't be able to! They say that
they
are using DRM (Digital Rights Management) and nothing except Windows
Media Player (9 or 10) supports this - even Media Player on a Mac does
not!

Which, sadly, is the sort of reason that many of us have to kep a Win
system handy. In my case it's because several friends overseas use voice
on MSN Messenger which currently only works on Win. Nuisance but fact of
life I guess.

MSn is doable on Linux - at least it was 3 years ago when I killed many a
"productive" hour using it at university! Can`t remember how, someone else
set it up for me/. No video calls or anything like that, but certainly text
and sending files was doable.


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