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   From: John Yates    
   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   Subject: Re: BBC may shut off non-microsoft-users   
   Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:59:52 -0600   
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   I doubt very much it would even be legal in the UK to restrict access    
   like that - they have accessability laws regarding web sites.   
      
   Goeroeboeroe wrote:   
   > Hello,   
   >    
   > On one of the Kubuntu-forums I saw a call to react on a survey by the BBC   
   > about providing tv-programs via Internet. I didn't read the whole plan,   
   > but it seems it's in the plan they're thinking about only serving   
   > Microsoft-users.   
   > On the forum was a link at an on-line-survey you can fill in. Indeed one   
   > of the questions in that survey was, if it's important BBC-services are   
   > also accessible for non-Microsoft-users. I've filled in that survey.   
   > Maybe it's a good idea if as many people as possible fill in that survey.   
   > Once BBC does something like this, it's pretty sure other   
   > broadcoasting-companies will do the same.   
   > Link to the survey:   
   > http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/consult/open-consultations/ondem   
   nd_services.html   
   >    
   > Peter   
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