Is there no other way to view Olympic footage than installing
silverlight/moonlight?
Seems to be… use the preview version;
http://go-mono.com/moonlight/prerelease.aspx
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On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:16:15 +0000, GofBorg wrote:
> Is there no other way to view Olympic footage than installing
> silverlight/moonlight?
It would seem the answer is “no” - they decided to use the MS technology,
so on Linux, Moonlight would be your option.
Jim
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GofBorg wrote:
> Is there no other way to view Olympic
is it not on TV?
it is here…
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palladium
> Don’t know if this works from abroad: ‘NOS Olympische Spelen 2010 -
> Kanaal - ned-1’ (http://nos.nl/os2010/live/kanaal/ned-1/wmv/)
Awesome. Thanks for that.
> is it not on TV?
> it is here…
Heh heh…well yes it is, but if you miss it and don’t record
then you need alternatives. I have seen a couple of interesting
story events recently and they linked to the official site which
was Silverlight only. As I do not wish to perpetuate the latest MS
tech lock in, I avoid these types of sites. So that’s why I asked.
I would just find a torrent, this kind of stuff has got me not giving a **** about copyrights.
The nos.nl stream only works in the Netherlands. In Europe, you could watch eurovisionsports.tv/olympics in flash. Elsewhere, I don’t know. Usually there are a couple of betting companies that show stamp-sized screens.
and, if you wanna see it with Danish talk (or, perhaps the Danes cover
an event not covered by the Dutch), check the schedule here:
http://www.dr.dk/tjenester/programoversigt/
columns one and two are for national programs on DR1 and DR2…
look for “Vinter OL” (Winter Olympics)…
[babble fish can help with text translations…]
all times are as in Copenhagen (central european)
if you see one you wanna watch then go to
DR1 -> http://www.dr.dk/tv/live#/DR1
DR2 -> http://www.dr.dk/tv/live#/DR2
seems to be simple Flash with full screen and volume controls on the
bottom…and works good here…
good luck with understanding the audio 
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palladium
GofBorg wrote:
> As I do not wish to perpetuate the latest MS
> tech lock in, I avoid these types of sites. So that’s why I asked.
REALLY? i was just about to rush out and buy a retail boxed
Windows[tm] 7 Ultimate Supreme Pinnacle Zenith All-Inclusive Super
Culmination Professional Bugs UnLimited Edition. . .
not!
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palladium
Fortunately, here in the UK, the BBC provides excellent online coverage. Watch directly or download, I’m only just on day 7, I can’t keep up with it, you’d have to there day and night, total brain munge if you watch too much.
> good luck with understanding the audio
Thanks for that. No worries on the audio.
Every commentator and interview says the same thing. 
On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:36:01 +0000, TaraIkeda wrote:
> I would just find a torrent, this kind of stuff has got me not giving a
> **** about copyrights.
Of course, doing so would be illegal and not something we could (or
would) condone here - because doing so would be a violation of the T&C of
the forums.
Jim
Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Administrator