[d@DCC] Re: [own] RE: CBC moving to a proprietary standard

[tOM Trottier]

Thanks!
tOM

On 9 Sep 2004 at 11:18,
Blaikie, Bill - M.P. <Blaikie.B at parl.gc.ca> wrote:

> Dear Mr. Trottier,
> 
> I will bring your message to Mr. Blaikie's attention.  His website uses open source software and he is aware of this type of issue.
> 
> Sincerely
> 
> Jamie Burgess,
> Assistant to Bill Blaike, MP
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tOM Trottier [mailto:tOM at Abacurial.com]
> Sent: September 9, 2004 10:44 AM
> To: Member of Parliament
> Subject: CBC moving to a proprietary standard
> 
> 
> Dear MP, 
> 
> I understand from  http://www.cbc.ca/listen/improvements.html that the CBC 
> is "moving to one standard media player for live streaming - Windows Media 
> Player"
> 
> This is wrong. This means that the CBC is disconnecting all the Linux and 
> Mac system users by moving to a proprietary Windows format. The CBC must  
> reconsider. 
> 
> The BBC is moving towards an open standard. See
>     http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/projects/dirac/overview.shtml
> 
> Why doesn't the CBC use open standards instead of proprietary ones? MPEG4IP 
> is an publc standard for streaming audio and video. At least the CBC should 
> make open standard material available in addition to proprietary standards.
> 
> Could you please raise the issue? Let's not impose proprietary standards on 
> CBC listeners
> 
> tOM Trottier
-- Quidquid latine dictum sit altum viditur --
   ,__@ 	tOM Trottier             	
 _-\_<, 	758 Albert St., Ottawa ON Canada K1R 7V8
(*)/'(*)	N45.412 W75.714 	+1 613 231-6115
<a href="http://Abacurial.com">Abacurial Information Architecture</a>
     o,  o,    			
    </  </    	I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences
 (`-/---/--')	attending too much liberty than to those attending
~~@~~~~@~~~~~~	too small a degree of it.-Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826)


-
For (un)subscription information and posting guidelines please see
http://digital-copyright.ca/forum.shtml