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"Streaming online would require use of [the] Microsoft Silverlight plug-in, which would pressure people to use proprietary software," explained Andrew Chin

just for the record, that statement is absolutely incorrect. you can offer streams and watch streams just fine with free and open-source software. for example with ogg theora or webm.

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Guessing they meant the conference only uses Silverlight for streaming.

I guess so too but phrases like that are going against free software/content/everything. It gives the reader the impression of requirement of cost and proprietary technology.

Do you really think he implied that SL is the only possible way to stream? He was talking about the immediate situation.

I am sure he was and that it was obvious in the context of the conversation. In the article however it is not.

"The crowd was told a recording would be made available later in OGG or WebM format."

Two lines down. I guess that line could have been added later..

That line is about recordings for download, not streaming.

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