[Sderby] BBC iplayer pertition

[Darren Fuller]

On 03/07/07, Adam Armstrong <lists at memetic.org> wrote:
>
> Darren Fuller wrote:
> > 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.
> Perhaps you should bite me, and learn not to top-post.
>
> love,
> adam.
>
> >
> > On 03/07/07, * Adam Armstrong* <lists at memetic.org
> > <mailto:lists at memetic.org>> wrote:
> >
> >     Steve Tickle wrote:
> >     > On Tuesday, July 03, 2007 10:23:43, Adam Armstrong
> >     <lists at memetic.org <mailto: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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Fine, I'll see if I can get my webmail provider to stop doing that by
default.  But I'll skip the biting you part thanks sweetie.
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