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   From: Goeroeboeroe    
   Subject: Re: BBC may shut off non-microsoft-users   
   Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 12:31:34 +0100   
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   Op Sat, 03 Feb 2007 01:25:15 +0000, schreef Leo Bing Whiteway:   
      
   > Goeroeboeroe wrote:   
   >> Op Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:48:56 +0100, schreef Goeroeboeroe:   
   >>    
   >>> 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/ond   
   mand_services.html   
   >>>   
   >>> Peter   
   >>    
   >> I forgot the link to the original posting:   
   >> http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=13401.0   
   >>    
   > I am pretty sure that if BBC does something like that, you will see that our    
   > gurus will come up with a work around quickly.   
      
   I'm absolutely not sure about that, because if I've understood well there   
   are plans to build such things in hardware too. Anyway, if somebody finds   
   a way to work around this, this will probably be illegal in (a lot of)   
   countries.   
   No problem with this kind of 'illegal' things, but it's better if it's   
   just simply legal.   
   It also gives Microsoft almost absolute control over what people can and   
   cannot see on internet. Like it or not: the overwhelming majority is using   
   Microsoft, at the moment.   
   If I combine this with the plans Microsoft has to replace (X)HTML and CSS   
   with XAML, they're again really trying to get their hands on internet.   
      
   Peter   
      
   Peter   
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