He isn't advocating making Windows open source, the petition states that "the primary OS used in schools should be a free and open source alternative" to windows.
Not idiotic at all. I've signed up. Phil On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Richard Lockwood <richard.lockw...@gmail.com > wrote: > Mm. Very interesting. If something as simple as a petition will make > Windows free and open source, why has no-one thought of it before? > > Why do the idiots who start these petitions never have any kind of > grasp of grammar? Or proof reading? > > Would you take anyone seriously who turned up on your doorstep > dribbling from the mouth, telling you "it's all bout the lu1z"? > > No. Nothing to see here - move along now... > > Cheers, > > Rich. > > On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Mr I Forrester <mail...@cubicgarden.com> > wrote: > > Seen this in my mailbox a few times today, sure you will all find this > > interesting... > > > > "We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Make the primary > > operating system used in state schools free and open source" > > > > http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/nonMSschools/ > > > > - > > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, > please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- http://philwhitehouse.blogspot.com