Re: [ubuntu-uk] OSS on BBC Radio 4, 9.30pm Sunday 14th Jan 2007

2007-01-16 Thread London School of Puppetry
Yes- that's a good idea- I shall email Feedback the Radio 4 programme now! I hope others do so too. Radio 4 has such a good audience. Caroline On 16/01/07, Llywelyn Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Instead of being negative, how about we individually write to BBC (Radio 4) and compliment them on

[ubuntu-uk] OSS on BBC Radio 4, 9.30pm Sunday 14th Jan 2007

2007-01-16 Thread London School of Puppetry
Hi there, I heard the programme about Open Source Software on BBC Radio 4 9.30pm Sunday 14th January. A really good discussion. I have recently switched over to Ubuntu from Microsoft. It is excellent. We hear so little about any systems other than Windows. Thank you so much. I hope there will

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OSS on BBC Radio 4, 9.30pm Sunday 14th Jan 2007

2007-01-15 Thread alan c
John McCourt wrote: It's great that the Beeb are talking about OSS. I wish they'd talk more about Linux on Click and the news though. I have stopped bothering to watch Click, it is simply not relevant to Linux or open source at all. -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OSS on BBC Radio 4, 9.30pm Sunday 14th Jan 2007

2007-01-15 Thread London School of Puppetry
Could someone contact an education prograame such as The Learning Curve about the benefits of OSS over MS? There is a school up in NYorks that has gone over to OSS and there was a Govt paper about it I believe. Caroline On 15/01/07, alan c [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John McCourt wrote: It's

[ubuntu-uk] OSS on BBC Radio 4, 9.30pm Sunday 14th Jan 2007

2007-01-14 Thread Llywelyn Owen
Tonight, Sunday 14th January, 2007, at 9.30pm, there is repeat of In Business, a program originally broadcast on 11th January on the subject of OSS: The world's biggest computer companies are being threatened by a host of new start-ups powered by open-source software, strings of inexpensive

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OSS on BBC Radio 4, 9.30pm Sunday 14th Jan 2007

2007-01-14 Thread Andy
On 14/01/07, John McCourt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shuttleworth should organise an event for them to attend too or appear on the Breakfast program to talk about his space trip and really talk about Linux ;-) I _think_ he was on a BBC podcast once, probably Go Digital or Digital Planet (they

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OSS on BBC Radio 4, 9.30pm Sunday 14th Jan 2007

2007-01-14 Thread Roberto Sarrionandia
I just listened to that link and it was fine On Sun, 2007-01-14 at 19:28 +, Andy wrote: On 14/01/07, John McCourt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shuttleworth should organise an event for them to attend too or appear on the Breakfast program to talk about his space trip and really talk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OSS on BBC Radio 4, 9.30pm Sunday 14th Jan 2007

2007-01-14 Thread Matthew East
On Sun, 2007-01-14 at 19:28 +, Andy wrote: On 14/01/07, John McCourt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shuttleworth should organise an event for them to attend too or appear on the Breakfast program to talk about his space trip and really talk about Linux ;-) I _think_ he was on a BBC

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OSS on BBC Radio 4, 9.30pm Sunday 14th Jan 2007

2007-01-14 Thread London School of Puppetry
Yes I have just finished listening to the programme- disappointing to hear that in the UK OSS is received with such suspicionbut at least there is a discussion- hope someone who knows more than I do will contact BBC with CD's and offer free demos...etc Caroline On 14/01/07, Llywelyn Owen