[Gllug] Which architecture?

[Peter Childs]

2009/5/5 Karanbir Singh <mail-lists at karan.org>:
> John Winters wrote:
>> The Beeb seem to have done all they can to make iPlayer as inaccessible
>> as possible.  Unfortunately you need Realplayer to access it and AFAIK,
>> there isn't yet a version of that for 64-bit browsers.
>
> iPlayer is all flash based, and works fine with the 32bit _and_ 64bit
> flash plugins for Linux at the moment. It also works from the flash
> player built into the ps3 and the wii. Also works from the flash player
> built into the n810. Imho, the iplayer is by far the most accessible and
> portable app of its nature out there on the internet.
>
> Compare this with the silverlight based players that Itv and Setanta
> have put out there...
>
>> The workaround is to install the 32 bit compatibility libraries and a
>> 32-bit copy of IceWeasel (or genuine Firefox even).  Then you can
>> install the RealPlayer plug in for 32-bit Linux - provided you don't
>> mind the licence issues.
>
> Why would anyone want to run a 64bit firefox anyway ? its almost like
> running a 64bit email client!! whats the point :)
>
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On the subject of iplayer, there is a client for downloading programs
under linux, including itv, 4 and
 and 5 at http://linuxcentre.net/ called get_iplayer

Peter.
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