__/ [ [H]omer ] on Friday 29 September 2006 03:23 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> BBC Looks To Microsoft For Web 2.0
>
> Weren't they singing the praises of FOSS not that long ago? IIRC they
> even had a department set up for it, producing specialised software for
> something-or-other.
But how can this offer be refused after dinner with Mr. Gates?
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| Reliability and the ability to change code, rather than cost, are
| driving the increased use of Linux at the BBC, according to Damion
| Yates, team leader of internet operations at BBC Technology.
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| Speaking ahead of his presentation at the Linux User and Developer Expo
| in London tomorrow, Yates told Computer Weekly that Linux is being used
| on several projects even though there is no overall BBC strategy to
| support open source technology.
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http://www.computerweekly.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=129999&liArticleTypeID=1&liCategoryID=1&liChannelID=126&liFlavourID=1&sSearch=&nPage=1
Among many others...
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