BinaryFreedom has launched a new campaign called FreeTheBBC
(http://FreeTheBBC.info), targeting the BBC's proposed DRM regime. The
BBC plans to offer old content only through Real or Windows Media DRM
technology. DRM, or Digital Restrictions Management, is technology that
artificially limits what users can do with media. BinaryFreedom opposes
the BBC's use of DRM for several reasons. The BBC is meant to serve the
public trust, but in using DRM they are instead supporting private
enterprise at the cost of the public's rights. Users of free software
(like GNU/Linux) will be completely unable to use the DRM media with
free software. Everyone else will have their fair dealing (U.K. right
similar to fair use) rights eroded. For instance, it will be impossible
to extract a scene from an old show for writing a review or even for
personal study. BinaryFreedom believes that the BBC should instead be
progressive, and join the growing vanguard of companies that are
supporting digital freedom by providing media without DRM. Join the
campaign today at http://FreeTheBBC.info
http://www.freethebbc.info –
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rek2
16 years 45 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago
can someone add an activism category?
Thanks
ringokamens
16 years 45 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago
Agreed. I would also appreciate
Agreed. I would also appreciate this.
tatiana56
16 years 45 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago
Yes it would be more organize if
Yes it would be more organize if they add an activism category.
rek2
16 years 45 weeks 4 days 13 min ago
@jimbob I agree with you, I apologize
@jimbob I agree with you, I apologize but if you notes I had smiley faces, this is the problem of cold text you can't see my expression or in what mood I am posting it.. it was more like a joke, after reading Jeff post I followed...
cheers
activist
16 years 45 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago
this is good.
this is good.
jgrant
16 years 45 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago
Bumped. Also, this site needs to
Bumped. Also, this site needs to dump their support for IE. WTF. The goddamn name of the site is FSD. WTF they doing adding options to support IE? Dump it. Now.
;-)
-Jeff
rek2
16 years 45 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago
I agree!! and people calling the
I agree!! and people calling the GNU system as linux instead of GNU/Linux... WTF? is this a Opensource site or FreeSoftware one? :-D
admin
16 years 45 weeks 4 days 26 min ago
We will reassess categories in
We will reassess categories in a couple of weeks. If a story doesn't fit to any other category please use the "Other" category. If you really think there should be a new category made for a subject then put a comment in like you did... but please be patient.
admin
16 years 45 weeks 4 days 23 min ago
We believe people should have the
We believe people should have the freedom to read this site regardless of what browser they are using. If someone is at work or an internet cafe or anywhere they don't control the software they use, they should still be able to read the site and be informed about free software issues.
admin
16 years 45 weeks 4 days 21 min ago
We agree that people should use
We agree that people should use those terms, but we cannot expect people will change the title of other people's articles. Some people will report it as it is. If you want to change titles and quotes from articles that is your freedom.
Jimbob
16 years 45 weeks 4 days 17 min ago
@rek2 and jgrant: Watch your language
@rek2 and jgrant: Watch your language too. I hope we are not gonna see a whole lot of RTFMs and WTFs on this site. You should respect people's intelligences enough to realise they will know what the 'F' stands for. Tone it down.
activist
16 years 45 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago
I agree with jgrant about Iexplorer
I agree with jgrant about Iexplorer and GNU/Linux,
if we going to have just another news site like slashdot why should I use this site for? waste of time...
I agree with jimbob about the language
rek2
16 years 45 weeks 4 days 11 min ago
yes, true, I am just saying that
yes, true, I am just saying that people should be careful with that, on the situation were the topic is already that way, I think we should modify it or at least make a statement some how.
rek2
16 years 45 weeks 4 days 10 min ago
and I totally agree, but I think
and I totally agree, but I think what he means is that the site actually announces that it supports IE..
I think that should be taking off, not the actual technical support for IE..
Cheers
rek2
16 years 45 weeks 4 days 7 min ago
Thanks, I just posted this comment
Thanks, I just posted this comment because I didn't see anywhere I could sent an email to request it.
Thank you.
jgrant
16 years 45 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago
@ Jimbob... 1) I don't see any
@ Jimbob...
1) I don't see any type of policy regarding how 'intelligently' posts are supposed to be written. If there is a user/site agreement, please point me to it. Otherwise, I don't think it's fair that you block my double-you-tee-effs without stating your case. And yes, it is your site, and I 100% completely respect your position as it's maintainer and/or owner.
2) Expect anything that rek2 or I happen to post to be very active - for discussion, and debate. We encourage the Free Software community to respond - not just sleep at the wheel reading boring topics that have already been slashdotted to death.
3) IE is a monumentally flawed and insecure browser created by a company that represents everything Free Software stands against. I seriously don't care what people use for platforms or browsers - that's their freedom of choice.
I will cease and desist after this comment, because I don't want to flood your site with garbage.
Thank you for the site. I wish it great continued success.
ringokamens
16 years 45 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago
I think we should abide by W3 standards.
I think we should abide by W3 standards. I have no problem with IE users viewing the site, but we shouldn't go out of our way to make IE-complant code. IE should be following internationally recognized open standards instead.
Andrea
16 years 45 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago
If article does not use the term
If article does not use the term GNU/Linux it should be somehow modify or added. Also I agree with Ringo we should not abandon ie support for viewers following the open standars.
mattflaschen
16 years 45 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago
"If article does not use the term
"If article does not use the term GNU/Linux it should be somehow modify or added." It would be good if article submitters did this themselves (you should never just restate the article blindly), but the FSDaily software should /not/ do this, especially not transparently; that's basically censorship.
tatiana56
16 years 45 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago
I agree with Open standards. I
I agree with Open standards. I also think that people should add GNU/Linux if they want to, it shouldn't be a requirement by the site.
motters
16 years 25 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago
I hope this campaign gets some
I hope this campaign gets some support from the free software community, because this is one of the front lines in the battle against Digital Restrictions Management. If the BBC were to dump its DRM policy in response to public opinion I think that would send a powerful message to other companies using or considering using this technology to distribute video or audio content. At present most ordinary folks are still unaware that DRM is really an issue.