<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 03/07/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Adam Armstrong</b> <<a href="mailto:lists@memetic.org">lists@memetic.org</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Darren Fuller wrote:<br>> As a tax payer I do expect to have access to the content I am in part<br>> paying for. The BBC in various areas supports and indeed works on<br>> open standards so why they should consider a closed format for this is
<br>> beyond me.<br>><br>> I didn't appreciate the tone of your original email, perhaps you might<br>> consider replying in future in a more constructive way with reasoned<br>> arguments.<br>Perhaps you should bite me, and learn not to top-post.
<br><br>love,<br>adam.<br><br>><br>> On 03/07/07, * Adam Armstrong* <<a href="mailto:lists@memetic.org">lists@memetic.org</a><br>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:lists@memetic.org">lists@memetic.org</a>>> wrote:
<br>><br>> Steve Tickle wrote:<br>> > On Tuesday, July 03, 2007 10:23:43, Adam Armstrong<br>> <<a href="mailto:lists@memetic.org">lists@memetic.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:lists@memetic.org">
lists@memetic.org</a>>><br>> > wrote:<br>> ><br>> >> It doesn't discriminate against anyone, fuck off.<br>> >><br>> >> You discriminate aganist the world for expecting everyone to suck
<br>> >> your cock because you insist on using a different OS than<br>> everyone else.<br>> ><br>> > Oh by the way, I made two statements and never once made any<br>> > suggestion that others should (or indeed should not) sign the
<br>> > petition. So maybe you ought to learn to read properly before<br>> jumping<br>> > on to your high horse.<br>> You claimed that the BBC was discriminating against you because<br>> you run
<br>> $nonstandard_os.<br>><br>> The BBC is not discriminating against you, they've merely made a very<br>> sensible commercial decision not to support your choice of operating<br>> system. Much like they don't support the Amiga, OpenBSD, Solaris,
<br>> Commodore 64 or Oric Atmos.<br>><br>> You speak as if you deserve, nay, that it is your inate right to have<br>> access to the content on any platform you so chose. The BBC have<br>> chosen
<br>> Windows has the logical platform to supply the content on, as it hits<br>> the widest possible audience.<br>><br>> Just because you make non-standard choices, doesn't mean the world has<br>
> to bend to meet you. Such arguments are why people hate Unix/Mac<br>> users.<br>> You have no rights. Once it's beneficial for people to care about<br>> you,<br>> they will. Until then, you're the outsider. Live with it.
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