BBC debate "Battle of the operating systems"

[FreeBSD WickerBill]

On 1/25/07, Marco Muskus <marcomuskus at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 2007/1/25, Robin Becker <robin at reportlab.com>:
> > Bill Moran wrote:
> > > In response to Robin Becker <robin at reportlab.com>:
> > >
> > >> The BBC is to host a debate on multiple OSes.
> > >>
> > >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6288119.stm
> > >>
> > >> They want one individual to represent each OS. Apparently they only
> want Vista,
> > >> OS X and Linux, but I don't see why we can't press for FreeBSD.
> > >
> > > I sent them a comment about how FreeBSD should be included.  I think
> > > that if enough of us send in comments, they'll re-open the submission.
> > >
> > Where did you mail~ usually there's a link like "tell us your opinion"
> etc etc,
> > but I could not see one on that page.
> > --
> > Robin Becker
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>
> There is no sense in trying to explain to the media what BSD means,
> its like a try to run the NASCAR or the F1 with a Renault 4. Whats in
> the media lately ? Linux vs Vista vs OS X, no more ... in fact in my
> country a News channel show a report where they said "Vista the most
> advanced and powerfull OS of the world", how did you try to make the
> world understand ?
>
> I don`t think that the BBC will understand
>
> We need a allied,
>
>
> --
> Marco Muskus
> Movil: 300 5705151
> _______________________________________________
>


I, and several of my friends addressed BSD advantages on their website. I
then wrote the next day complaining of only having a shoot-out with Windows
and OSX. They finally got around to posting linux usage but are apparently
biased or too STOOPIT! to acknowlege *BSD...which seem really odd as a
netcraft query returns:

Solaris 9/10  Apache/2.0.54 (Unix)  16-Jan-2007  212.58.224.116  BBC
Internet Services,
Docklands.<http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/hosted?netname=BBC-THDO-1,212.58.224.0,212.58.224.255>