[Gllug] Linux users - sign petition to say you use BBC web site!

[Christopher Currie]

On  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 17:12:39 +0000"- Tethys" <tethys at gmail.com> wrote:


>> By the way, accusing somebody of lying about their job is a quick route to
>> the libel courts. Not advised.

>That depends. Demonstrably false figures like this are fairly solid
>ground for such an accusation. Now whether the misinformation is due
>to malice or ineptitude is a matter for debate. But since anyone with
>half a brain can see that the quoted numbers are false, one has to
>wonder why they're quoting them in public.

If it's ineptitude, is FOSS itself, or a Sun conspiracy, to blame?

http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=http://www.bbc.co.uk

suggests that a M$-twisted stats package is unlikely to be at the root of it. 

Perhaps there are people on this list who can advise them on how to set up  
and use their stats software properly..

Christopher
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