[sclug] Linux publicity

[Derek M Jones]

All,

I found the BBC to be very responsive to reasonable
suggestions concerning their coverage of Linux.

I don't have time to click on the BBC feedback button
for all stories.  Perhaps sclug members might like to
help out with the task of keeping the BBC linux aware.

Remember.  A short note, with positive suggestions, will
yield much better results than a rant.

>Dear Mr Jones
>
>Thanks for your e-mail.
>
>You are absolutely right, we should have added a link to Linux.org, I
>have added the link to our story.
>
>Regards,
>
>
>Tim Weber 
>Business Editor 
>BBC News Interactive www.bbc.co.uk/business
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: derek at knosof.co.uk [mailto:derek at knosof.co.uk] 
>Sent: 12 August 2004 15:40
>To: NewsOnline
>Subject: General
>
>
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>From: Derek Jones
>Email address: derek at knosof.co.uk
>Url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3554084.stm
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>COMMENTS: 
>Sirs,
>
>Your news story about Microsoft windows and Linux
>included two related links to Microsoft internet sites, but no links to
>any Linux sites.  In the interests of fairness I think this story should
>have contained links to Linux internet sites. One possible link is:
>http://www.linux.org/ I think future stories comparing Microsoft and
>Linux should include at least one link to a Linux web site.
>
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derek

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