On 02/11/06, TheOldFellow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:45:30 +0000, Andy wrote: > > I might just write to my MP, but unfortunately there isn't an election > > around the corner so it will probably be ignored. > I got a reasoned reply from the appropriate department about the > Parliament issue. The only problem was that the argument they gave was > that they had to cater for the majority... Of course, if the only way you > could get Parliament and the BBC was by using on OpenSource system, that > wouldn't disenfranchise anyone (provided it ran on Windows too), but > then the Government and the BBC probably both get funding/discounts from > Microsoft.
It's worth noting too that both parliament and the BBC have a responsibility for catering not just to majorities but to minorities too. With Ubuntu & OSS we should use our greatest assets we have - arguments of freedom and bridging the digital divide. These are all things considered important by the government at present, and rightly so. A delicate bit of quoting government back at itself might go a long way. Freedom is universal - it doesn't stop at 60%. Martin -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
