On 5/13/06, Ishtiaque Ahmed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks
> I saw the First one . It was greate . But I didn't know
> the time of 2nd part . So thanks
>
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> --- 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
> >
> >
> >
> ==========================================================================
> >
> > 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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