I saw the First one . It was greate . But I didn't know
the time of 2nd part . So thanks
--- In [email protected], "Jamil Ahmed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> For BD people,
>
> 15-May-06 at 1.30pm -- Part 1
> 18-May-06 at 3.30pm -- Part 2
>
>
>
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>
> COMING SOON!
>
> "The Code Breakers"
> A BBC World Documentary on Free/Open Source Software and Development
>
> http://www.apdip.net/news/fossdoc
>
>
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>
> The famous digital divide is getting wider. A two-part documentary, "The
> Code Breakers," to be aired on BBC World starting 10 May 2006 examines
> whether free/open source software (FOSS) might be the bridge?
>
> FOSS contains 'source code' that can be used, copied, studied,
modified and
> redistributed without restriction. It has been around for over 20
years but
> most PC owners are not aware that the Internet search engines and many
> computer applications run on FOSS.
>
> "It's not that FOSS has had a bad press, it has had no press because
there
> is no company that 'owns' it," says executive producer Robert Lamb.
"But we
> found that in the computer industry and among the afficionados, it
is well
> known and its virtues well understood."
>
> The crew of the independent producers who made the film went to nearly a
> dozen countries around the world to see how the adoption of FOSS
presents
> opportunities for industry and capacity development, software piracy
> reduction, and localization and customization for diverse cultural and
> development needs.
>
> Stories from "The Code Breakers" include computer and Internet
access for
> school children in Africa, reaching the poor in Brazil, tortoise
breeding
> programmes in the Galapagos, connecting villages in Spain, and disaster
> management in Sri Lanka. The documentary also includes interviews
from key
> figures around the world.
>
> Intel, IBM, Sun and Microsoft all seem to agree that FOSS is a welcome
> presence in computer software.
>
> According to Jonathan Murray of Microsoft "The Open Source community
> stimulates innovation in software, it's something that frankly we
feel very
> good about and it's something that we absolutely see as being a
partnership
> with Microsoft."
>
> BBC World will air the two-part documentary at the following times:
>
> Episode One
>
> Wednesday 10 May 19:30 GMT
> Thursday 11 May 09:30 GMT
> Friday 12 May 16:30 GMT
> Monday 15 May 01:30 and 07:30 GMT
>
> Episode Two
>
> Wednesday 17 May 19:30 GMT
> Thursday 18 May 09:30 GMT
> Friday 19 May 16:30 GMT
> Monday 22 May 01:30 and 07:30 GMT
>
> For local times, please lookup your country in the TV Listings on BBC
> World's website
> http://www.bbcworld.com/content/template_tvlistings.asp?pageid=668.
>
> The International Open Source Network (IOSN), UNDP Asia-Pacific
Development
> Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP), International Development Research
> Centre of Canada and UNESCO have participated in the production of this
> documentary.
>
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