Watch the Obama Inauguration With Moonlight 197
bigmonachus writes "Miguel de Icaza has posted on his blog that linux users will be able to watch the Obama inauguration using Moonlight. Just go to the Moonlight download page to get it. He also said that some Microsoft engineers worked hard last night to make this happen."
Re:Hulu is advertising; they're Flash (Score:2, Informative)
They're showing Fox News right now. It's Flash.
Re:Or not (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Change but not all change is good... (Score:3, Informative)
Ummm... I just took the ten seconds to install the Moonlight plugin for Firefox 3 (running under Ubuntu 8.04 i386). After I'm done watching the presidential inauguration, what precisely is stopping me from continuing to use the plugin to interact with other Silverlight-based content?
Perhaps other content requires features not yet implemented. Are they using DRM for the inauguration? I doubt it. Do most silverlight videos use DRM? Yes. That's kind of it's selling point right now due to Adobe's buggy easily circumvented DRM.
If you want to watch the stream... (Score:4, Informative)
You can also just use vlc: vlc 'http://msstudios-chan2-wsx.wm.llnwd.net/msstudios_chan1_wsx?MSWMExt=.asf' or vlc 'http://87.248.216.216:80/msstudios_chan1_wsx?MSWMExt=.asf'
This way you get fullscreen, stutter-free sound and video without agreeing to any license agreements or burning a hole in your processor... and you don't have to install anything besides vlc (but that was already installed, wasn't it?)
it doesn't work afterall... (Score:1, Informative)
I installed the plugin. it is 1.0, the offical stream requires 2.0. You still have to find a different source to watch the inauguration. I have uninstalled the plugin. I hope it didn't leave anything behind.
Linux users - use this page! (Score:3, Informative)
doesn't work (Score:2, Informative)
oops?
Re:doesn't work (Score:2, Informative)
DO NOT INSTALL (Score:5, Informative)
I do not know which extension is conflicting with the mono extension, but Firefox now takes over 4 minutes to start up, and the same amount of time to load google. I thought that it was locked up, but I decided to sit it out to see if it would work. It did, after four minutes! Kubuntu 8.04, Firefox 3.0.5.
I have a few extensions, so with 4+ minute startup times it is slow going finding out where the conflict is. I use the all in one sidebar, autoauth cookieculler, flashblock, link alert, locationbar limit, locationbar2, menu editor, no squint, openbook, repagination, scrapbook, searchwith, stylish, tagsifter, text link, tiny menu, tree style tab, vimperator, and web developer. If you use any of these, then be forewarned!
Re:Change but not all change is good... (Score:5, Informative)
Built-in optimization for multimedia. Streams better. Go to the Singtel Grid Girls [singtelrace.com] site; you'll see 60 videos being loaded in one go (5 * 4 grid with three states for each girl). Not a Flash guy myself, but I'm told streaming it all is a bitch in Flash. Not so in Silverlight.
this page does work (Score:2, Informative)
Re:A point for MS (Score:5, Informative)
They've basically provided a separate Silverlight 1.0 player that's tested to be compatible with Moonlight. If you go to the website, you'll see that you have to click a special link to navigate to that player - the main one will still complain that you don't have Silverlight 2.0 installed.
Well, it's good enough for now.
Re:Or not (Score:3, Informative)
Funny? I second his opinions, but in a surly, stoic and humourless manner.