Indeed - comment now posted Was in a meeting with the OSC
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Loosemore Sent: 06 November 2007 17:16 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [backstage] BBC tech chief: You Freetards don't matter I suspect it's called "an enormous pre-moderation queue" On 06/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a good reason that my posting on the > http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2007/11/open_standards.html > page has not appeared. > > > > On 06/11/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > The whole Linux thing is a total red herring. > > > > It is not for you, Mr Highfield, to determine what computers and > > operating > systems that people who HAVE to pay the TV Licence will use. > > > > The BBC Charter runs for ten years. Can you really say you know > > what OS > and platforms people will be using in a decade? > > > > That's a retorical "no" by the way. > > > > The sad, sad part of the whole debate is not the cross-platform > > issue, but > the throwing away of the BBC's unique funding method. > > > > If you HAD not wasted time and effort on "snake oil" DRM solutions, > > and > sorted out with the rights holders to get as much content onine as > possible, then there would be a clear polticial argument to shift the > BBC Licence Fee from a charge on homes with TV sets to homes with Broadband. > > > > (This is possible, the Archers is a podcast, EastEnders could be a > VODcast) > > > > You could even save the costs of collections by getting the ISPs to > collect the fee for you. > > > > But the path you have chosen is simply going to wreck the BBC on the > shores of advertising and subscription. > > > > You have made a critical mistake, Mr Highfield, much like Mark > > Thompson > made at Channel 4. > > > > DRM = RIP BBC > > > > > > > > On 06/11/2007, Kevin Hinde <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > > > > BT Tech Chief: You freetards *do* matter > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2007/11/open_standards.html > > > > > > > > -- > > Please email me back if you need any more help. > > > > Brian Butterworth > > www.ukfree.tv > > > > -- > Please email me back if you need any more help. > > Brian Butterworth > www.ukfree.tv - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
