[SC.LUG] [Fwd: Re: [OSA-Members] BBC & Linux]

[Richard Smedley]

Just in case anyone missed Click (you'll need a proprietary
plug-in to view it, natch :^/ )

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Subject: Re: [OSA-Members] BBC & Linux
Dear all,

Passed on from ODF Alliance UK discussion list

        Broadcast in the UK today is a remarkable 20 minute round up of
the thriving state of global open source.  The principle themes
are extreme innovation (See Mark Shuttleworth interview and some
examples), choice, many eyes gives more security, modular
        approaches, easy information flow, open bug tracking, and the
great successes of Open Office, citing hundreds of thousands of
users.



        Oh, and one other thing.  Free.





        http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/video_and_audio/default.stm
        (English)



        (Scan down page and look for ‘Click’, and the slightly curious
headline ‘Is Web 2.0 an improved version of the web or just a
marketing term?’)








        Article balance:

        Noteworthy is the complete deafening silence from Microsoft &
Apple.  Being the BBC, it is almost certain both companies would
have been asked to contribute to ensure balance.



        You will smile from ear to ear to hear this.  Feel free to pass it
on.

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