Impressed by the plugs on bbc.co.uk, I headed off to freesat.co.uk to
read all about it - shame none of the online retailers linked to from
that site actually has any product to sell...
Of the 4 links, only Argos actually lists any STBs, but they don't
have stock. John Lewis says 'no results were
I've just been to the Freesat launch event...
http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107051369
A couple of interesting points for backstagers:
1. Mark Thompson said that the BBC was committed to BBC services being open
on all platforms;
2. He also said the iPlayer would be on Freesat as
Dave Crossland wrote:
I look forward to the day when the BBC stops requiring proprietary
software and stops imposing DRM :-)
And on that day the devil will skate to work! (Can't remember which
programme I heard that quote on).
The BBC will pick proprietary solutions even if they are
Someone who earns 14K per annum pays 1% of their income in TV Licensing,
someone who earns 140K pays only 0.1%, (assuming both own a colour
television), (figures not exact).
Anyone else think that is a little bit unfair? Wouldn't a proportional
or progressive tax be fairer?
NO!
H.
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Quoting Andy [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Dave Crossland wrote:
I look forward to the day when the BBC stops requiring proprietary
software and stops imposing DRM :-)
And on that day the devil will skate to work! (Can't remember which
programme I heard that quote on).
The BBC will pick proprietary
On 06/05/2008, Helen Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Someone who earns 14K per annum pays 1% of their income in TV
Licensing,
someone who earns 140K pays only 0.1%, (assuming both own a colour
television), (figures not exact).
Anyone else think that is a little bit unfair? Wouldn't
I'm impressed by Mark Thompson's statement today...
Then Mr Thompson made a statement about the ability to allow all-comers
access to the platform: This is some way in the future, months rather
than years, the approach we would take (we have yet to discuss it fully)
from the BBC is that this is
Andy wrote:
Brian Butterworth wrote:
There is quite a reasonable argument that the TV License, which is
used to fund BBC television and radio, is a regressive tax, so someone
on benefits pays the same as a millionaire.
Or to put it another way The less you earn, the more you pay as a
On 06/05/2008, Helen Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Someone who earns 14K per annum pays 1% of their income in TV
Licensing,
someone who earns 140K pays only 0.1%, (assuming both own a colour
television), (figures not exact).
Anyone else think that is a little bit
Andy wrote:
Brian Butterworth wrote:
There is quite a reasonable argument that the TV License, which is
used to fund BBC television and radio, is a regressive tax, so someone
on benefits pays the same as a millionaire.
Or to put it another way The less you earn, the more you pay as a
==
RMS Video:
==
The video of last week's Manchester Free Software, (in collaboration
with the BCS and IET) talk by Richard Stallman has been released, thanks
to Andrew John Hughes.
You can find a torrent and http mirrors for the video on the Manchester
Free Software
On 5/6/08, Richard Lockwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If I go to Morrisons this evening to buy four bottles of Timothy Taylor
Landlord (other supermarkets and beers are available), do they ask me at the
checkout how much I earn before deciding how much to charge me? No. Well
then - it's
If I go to Morrisons this evening to buy four bottles of Timothy
Taylor Landlord (other supermarkets and beers are available), do they ask me
at the checkout how much I earn before deciding how much to charge me? No.
Well then - it's exactly the same with the TV license.
But
On Tue, 2008-05-06 at 19:39 +0100, Richard Lockwood wrote:
If I go to Morrisons this evening to buy four bottles
of Timothy Taylor Landlord (other supermarkets and
beers are available), do they ask me at the checkout
how much I
[ putting on a different (purely personal) hat for the moment. Hopefully this
is of interest ]
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