[Sderby] BBC iplayer pertition

[Darren Fuller]

As a tax payer I do expect to have access to the content I am in part paying
for.  The BBC in various areas supports and indeed works on open standards
so why they should consider a closed format for this is beyond me.

I didn't appreciate the tone of your original email, perhaps you might
consider replying in future in a more constructive way with reasoned
arguments.

On 03/07/07, Adam Armstrong <lists at memetic.org> wrote:
>
> Steve Tickle wrote:
> > On Tuesday, July 03, 2007 10:23:43, Adam Armstrong <lists at memetic.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> It doesn't discriminate against anyone, fuck off.
> >>
> >> You discriminate aganist the world for expecting everyone to suck
> >> your cock because you insist on using a different OS than everyone
> else.
> >
> > Oh by the way, I made two statements and never once made any
> > suggestion that others should (or indeed should not) sign the
> > petition. So maybe you ought to learn to read properly before jumping
> > on to your high horse.
> You claimed that the BBC was discriminating against you because you run
> $nonstandard_os.
>
> The BBC is not discriminating against you, they've merely made a very
> sensible commercial decision not to support your choice of operating
> system. Much like they don't support the Amiga, OpenBSD, Solaris,
> Commodore 64 or Oric Atmos.
>
> You speak as if you deserve, nay, that it is your inate right to have
> access to the content on any platform you so chose. The BBC have chosen
> Windows has the logical platform to supply the content on, as it hits
> the widest possible audience.
>
> Just because you make non-standard choices, doesn't mean the world has
> to bend to meet you. Such arguments are why people hate Unix/Mac users.
> You have no rights. Once it's beneficial for people to care about you,
> they will. Until then, you're the outsider. Live with it.
>
> adam.
>
>
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