Re: [Sheflug] winduhs Only Distribution of BBC Media

[Lesley Binks <lesley.binks@xxxxxxxxx>]

Richard Ibbotson wrote:
> Forwarded from Marcus after something strange happened....
> 
> 
> From: "Marcus D. Hanwell" <marcus@xxxxxxxxx>
>   To: sheflug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   Date: Today 11:33:48
> 
> On Saturday 23 June 2007 11:09:05 Richard Ibbotson wrote:
>> Looks like there is yet another e-petition going around.  This one 
>> is about the fact that the BBC has decided to release its programs 
>> in a DRM winduhs-only format.  Please do your best to put your name 
>> to the petition ...
>>
>> http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/iplayer/
>>
>> " We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to prevent the BBC
>> from making its iPlayer on-demand television service available to
>> Windows users only, and instruct the corporation to provide its
>> service for other operating systems".
>>
> The open source consortium is also threatening to take them to court. 
> I feel disgusted that they are taking TV licence fees from everyone 
> in the country regardless of operating system and making content 
> available only to Windows users.
> 
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/22/iplayer_osc_eu_ofcom/
> 
> I do hope that they correct this terrible misconduct without the need 
> to go to court. I shouldn't be in the UK for too much longer but 
> personally it disgusts me that I am forced to pay for my TV licence 
> when the funds are misused in this fashion to actively discriminate 
> against those of us choosing to use a free (as in freedom) operating 
> system.
> 
> Now I have got that off my chest I am really looking forward to 
> attending aKademy next week in Glasgow!
> 
> 

And I hope you enjoy it.

I've signed up and this has certainly upped the anti on my getting rid 
of my TV so that I don't have to pay a TV license.  I'd rather have 
t'Internet than TV any day of the week.

Regards

L.

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