Dropping get_iPlayer

Dan Ashby dan at slickpepper.co.uk
Mon Oct 18 07:34:28 EDT 2010


> I'm not sure that 'tied in' is the right word to use. It happens to work
> with those sites, if you *ask* it to download from those sites by giving
> it an appropriate (or inappropriate) URL.
>
> The same is true for the flash player itself, surely?
>
> Obviously you wouldn't want it automatically indexing those sites
> without being asked, and presenting results from there in a title
> search.

You're right. 'Tied in' was a poor choice of words. I suppose it just 
disappointed me to see the porn sites listed on its 'working with' section. 
Then again, that site is a wiki and as such I respect the freedom that 
wikis give to contributors. Watching the dancers on x-factor this Saturday 
could easily lead me to use the word pornographic about ITV's output so 
perhaps I am just too prudish.

Dan



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