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Subject: Re: BBC debate "Battle of the operating systems"
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Robin Becker wrote:

> 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=20
> want Vista, OS X and Linux, but I don't see why we can't press for=20
> FreeBSD.

I have complained.

Last week I had to listen to a clueless *%$=A3 proclaim on Radio 4 that=20
Linux was the first open source operating system, so I complained about=20
that too!

Might not make a difference, but with the BBC at least there's a chance.

--Alex