[ANN] get_iplayer 2.95 released

[Owen Smith]

It's a matter of how much time I have to spend on things. I have a Pi model B (512MB) running dnsmasq as a DNS cache. But I go months between logging into it, and I cross my fingers when I change things that I don't break it. Installing get_iplayer on it is way more than I'm comfortable getting into.

As for being encouraged to upgrade to more secure versions of windows, what like Windows 10 which could any time it chooses delete get_iplayer or any other software Microsoft decide is a bit dodgy legally? No thanks.

I don't have a long term plan, I'm hoping Microsoft see sense and extend Windows 7 or something like that. Failing that I may either stick with Vista forever or upgrade to Win 7 and stick with that forever. All the alternatives are very unappealing, and that includes running Linux. I have some software I need that only runs under Windows.

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Owen Smith <owen.smith at cantab.net>
Cambridge, UK

> On 3 Jul 2016, at 20:31, artisticforge . <artisticforge at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> hello
> 
> A Raspberry Pi Version 3 running Raspbian (Debian Linux Jessie) will
> run get_iplayer-2.95 very nicely.
> Run the Pi headless and use SSH/VNC to communicate.
> Inexpensive way to retain get_iplayer use.
> 
> I have Pi acting as DNS servers, HTTP servers & Mail Servers. Great
> little computers.
> So there is little at the end of the tunnel and it is NOT an oncoming train.
> 
> 
> 
>> On Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 2:03 PM, Owen Smith <owen.smith at cantab.net> wrote:
>> Another piece of software dropping Vista support almost a year before the end of official Microsoft support, sigh. Well I haven't used get_iplayer for several months, this probably means I never will.
>> 
>> What annoys me is XP was well supported by third parties for several years after Microsoft ceased support. Whereas Vista is being dropped by third parties long before Microsoft support ceases. Why? My laptop came with Vista installed, it does what I need, why do I get a much shorter life out of it than XP purchasers got?
>> 
>> --
>> Owen Smith <owen.smith at cantab.net>
>> Cambridge, UK
>> 
>>> On 3 Jul 2016, at 18:18, dinkypumpkin <dinkypumpkin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Release notes:
>>> 
>>> https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/wiki/release295
>>> 
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