The whole Linux thing is a total red herring. It is not for you, Mr Highfield, to determine what computers and operating systems that people who HAVE to pay the TV Licence will use.
The BBC Charter runs for ten years. Can you really say you know what OS and platforms people will be using in a decade? That's a retorical "no" by the way. The sad, sad part of the whole debate is not the cross-platform issue, but the throwing away of the BBC's unique funding method. If you HAD not wasted time and effort on "snake oil" DRM solutions, and sorted out with the rights holders to get as much content onine as possible, then there would be a clear polticial argument to shift the BBC Licence Fee from a charge on homes with TV sets to homes with Broadband. (This is possible, the Archers is a podcast, EastEnders could be a VODcast) You could even save the costs of collections by getting the ISPs to collect the fee for you. But the path you have chosen is simply going to wreck the BBC on the shores of advertising and subscription. You have made a critical mistake, Mr Highfield, much like Mark Thompson made at Channel 4. DRM = RIP BBC On 06/11/2007, Kevin Hinde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > BT Tech Chief: You freetards *do* matter > http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2007/11/open_standards.html > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv
