Re: [Fsfe-uk] GNU/Linux users - sign petition to say you use BBC web site!

[Chris Croughton]

On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 05:51:37PM +0000, Matthew Blissett wrote:

> On Friday 02 November 2007 17:36:29 Chris Lale wrote:
> > Neil Darlow wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2007-11-02 at 10:49 +0000, Tom Chance wrote:
> > >> If you've used GNU/Linux to access the beeb, can you sign the petition
> > >> below? Please circulate widely.
> > >>
> > >> http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/linuxbbc
> > >
> > > Whilst I am happy to sign any petition in relation to this, I'm not so
> > > sure about using one that's backed by a LLC and solicits donations.
> >
> > As far as I can see, you can't sign without donating.
> 
> At the top of the donation page it said something like "Your signature has 
> been recorded".  Other petition sites are much better though, I've never been 
> asked for a donation before.
> 
> A group on Facebook called "I run Linux and read the BBC website" (number 
> 21236595408) has 466 members at this moment.

I don't have anything to do with Facebook.  Not lynx friendly.

> I wonder if they count news.bbc.co.uk and www.bbc.co.uk seperately, since I 
> know lots of people who read BBC News but very few who look at the rest of 
> the BBC's sites.

I quite often look at the Radio 3 part of their website to find out what
the music was that I liked (I tend to listen when driving, so miss
announcements and can't write down the names at the time).  Otherwise
mainly the news site.

Chris C