RE: Glossary and Acronym Update
From: Martin Spamer (martin_spamer@kingston-comms.co.uk)
Date: Fri, Nov 12 1999
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From: Martin Spamer <martin_spamer@kingston-comms.co.uk>
To: www-tv@w3.org
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 13:26:07 -0000
Subject: RE: Glossary and Acronym Update
I would like to propose an addition to the glossary, IPG: an Interactive
programme guide.
I also suggest that some differentiation between and EPG and IPG is
established. In my mind and EPG is essentially passive and an IPG is
definitely active.
On the Program(me) side I also need to point out that in UK English (and
most of the Commonwealth) we have slightly different usage of
Programme/program, though both are typically regarded as synonyms in modern
dictionaries. A "programme" is a TV broadcast programme or schedule of
events and 'program' is a computer software program.
Could we exploit this to aid differentiation? I don't know, I haven't even
fully convinced my self about this but thought I'd throw it in the ring any
way.
Martin Spamer
Senior Software Engineer
Kingston Vision LTD
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the views of my employer.
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From: Michael A. Dolan [SMTP:miked@tbt.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 5:46 PM
To: www-tv@w3.org
Subject: Glossary and Acronym Update
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Sorry for the delay on continuing this discussion. I went on
vacation for awhile, then got busy on all the work I didn't do while
on vacation. This has popped back to the top of the task list.
I tried to merge everyone's comments. However, I am certain that
"Program" will still be controversial. It is defined to be what a
studio authors (as opposed to an MPEG "Program"). I'm open to
suggestions for what to call this, but haven't been able to come up
with anything that a studio might recognize as synonymous with their
long-standing use (waaayyyy before MPEG) of the term.
Sure open to suggestions, and comments on the document overall.
Mike
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