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On Mon, 2009-06-01 at 16:21 +0100, John Horne wrote: > FYI - > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > > From: Ralph Corderoy <ralph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Reply-To: Dorset Linux User Group <dorset@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: Dorset Linux User Group <dorset@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: [Dorset] BBC Radio 4 Programme about Open Source, Tonight. > > Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:27:18 +0100 > > > > Hi, Thought this, from the lugmaster list, would be of interest. > > Cheers, Ralph. > > > > ------- Forwarded Message > > > > From: dick_turpin <dick_turpin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: 2009/6/1 > > Subject: [Wolves] BBC Radio4 'open source' computer software > > To: Wolverhampton Linux User Group <wolves@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Hi All > > > > "Gerry Northam goes behind the scenes to investigate 'open source' > > computer software. Much has been said about the likes of free web > > browser Firefox and the operating system Linux, but little about how > > thousands of programmers scattered around the world collaborate in a > > 'virtual anthill' to create products that rival more commercial > > offerings. Gerry finds out how it is done and shows how its ethos is > > being applied to other kinds of business, with some startling results." > > > > Today, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kp806 > > > > ------- End of Forwarded Message > > > > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------- > John Horne, University of Plymouth, UK Tel: +44 (0)1752 587287 > E-mail: John.Horne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fax: +44 (0)1752 587001 > I did send in a post about a couple of reviews on the London Review of Books website about open source, very interesting stuff, but no-one seemed to be interested. So I'll plug them again. Go to the LRB website and stick "Do You FLOSS" into the search box. I'll listen to this prog. S -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html