On Friday 29 January 2010 11:40:47 Simon O'Riordan wrote: > Tim, as I said there are free programs available that make it into a > drag-and-drop mp3 player. If you skype me I can send the executable. If you > mail me directly I can send you the Python script. > Simono > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim" <xendis...@gmx.com> > To: "Dorset Linux User Group" <dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk> > Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 10:58 AM > Subject: Re: [Dorset] iPad Petition by 'Defective by Design' > > > On Friday 29 January 2010 10:19:57 Dan Dart wrote: > >> Similar reasons. Why I regret buying an ipod. But at least I can run > >> bash on it now. > >> > >> On 29 January 2010 09:10, Robert Bronsdon <reash...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:16:59 -0000, Sean Gibbins > >> > <s...@funkygibbins.me.uk> > >> > > >> > wrote: > >> >> Good luck with that Terry, both genuinely and also in that slightly > >> >> sarcastic tone that suggests you are peeing in the wind. > >> > > >> > I don't think a campaign can ever be dropped because its not likely to > >> > do > >> > much. > >> > > >> >> It's a good thing that you and your fellow petition signers are > >> >> letting > >> >> them know you disapprove, but I suspect the rush of eager fan-boys > >> >> (and > >> >> girls!) will make more of a statement to Apple on launch day than > >> >> your petition ever will. > >> > > >> > I don't know how much I agree with the petition. I feel the petition > >> > is a > >> > bit of a rush job by the FSF and things like this could well damage > >> > them > >> > more than help. > >> > > >> > Instead of giving people the freedom to choose if the DRM will harm > >> > them, > >> > the FSF is telling people it will. I'd much prefer too see people > >> > educated as too why its damaging and to leave people too choose. > >> > > >> >> It's for similar reasons I will not buy an iPod. > >> > > >> > And that would be the choice they should make. To buy or not to buy. > >> > > >> > I also feel that if the FSF just sat back and attempted to educate > >> > people > >> > from afar, they wouldn't get through too any more than the people that > >> > are already interested in listening (aka. us). > >> > > >> > Maybe the campaing will bring some attention to the FSF and the cause > >> > in > >> > general. Like I said earlier, not sure. I'm just worried the impact of > >> > campaigns like this could leave more members of the FSF looking like > >> > screaming FOSS fanboys and damage the whole argument. > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Using Opera M2: http://www.opera.com/mail/ > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wed 2010-02-03 20:00 > >> > http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 > >> > Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset > >> > List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset > >> > >> -- > >> Dan Dart > >> _____ > >> Need a website? Want some music tailored to you? Visit > >> http://www.dandart.co.uk > > > > I was given an iPod shuffle once, never again, a good idea badly > > implmented > > > > Tim > > > > -- > > Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wed 2010-02-03 20:00 > > http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 > > Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset > > List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
Hi Simon, thanks for the offer but I got rid of that ipod a long time ago. Tim -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wed 2010-02-03 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
