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The Code Breakers - A BBC World Documentary on Free/Open Source Software and Development
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 11:12:39 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com> Date: May 8, 2006 9:58:47 AM EDT To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <dewayne-net () warpspeed com>Subject: [Dewayne-Net] The Code Breakers - A BBC World Documentary on Free/Open Source Software and Development
Reply-To: dewayne () warpspeed com[Note: For those of you who don't get the BBC, this documentary will most likely be available soon on your friendly, neighborhood Darknet. DLH]
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COMING SOON! "The Code Breakers" A BBC World Documentary on Free/Open Source Software and Development http://www.apdip.net/news/fossdoc======================================================================== ==
The famous digital divide is getting wider. A two-part documentary, "The Code Breakers," to be aired on BBC World starting 10 May 2006 examines whether free/open source software (FOSS) might be the bridge?FOSS contains 'source code' that can be used, copied, studied, modified and redistributed without restriction. It has been around for over 20 years but
most PC owners are not aware that the Internet search engines and many computer applications run on FOSS."It's not that FOSS has had a bad press, it has had no press because there is no company that 'owns' it," says executive producer Robert Lamb. "But we found that in the computer industry and among the afficionados, it is well
known and its virtues well understood." The crew of the independent producers who made the film went to nearly adozen countries around the world to see how the adoption of FOSS presents
opportunities for industry and capacity development, software piracy reduction, and localization and customization for diverse cultural and development needs.Stories from "The Code Breakers" include computer and Internet access for school children in Africa, reaching the poor in Brazil, tortoise breeding
programmes in the Galapagos, connecting villages in Spain, and disastermanagement in Sri Lanka. The documentary also includes interviews from key
figures around the world. Intel, IBM, Sun and Microsoft all seem to agree that FOSS is a welcome presence in computer software. According to Jonathan Murray of Microsoft "The Open Source communitystimulates innovation in software, it's something that frankly we feel very good about and it's something that we absolutely see as being a partnership
with Microsoft." BBC World will air the two-part documentary at the following times: Episode One Wednesday 10 May 19:30 GMT Thursday 11 May 09:30 GMT Friday 12 May 16:30 GMT Monday 15 May 01:30 and 07:30 GMT Episode Two Wednesday 17 May 19:30 GMT Thursday 18 May 09:30 GMT Friday 19 May 16:30 GMT Monday 22 May 01:30 and 07:30 GMT For local times, please lookup your country in the TV Listings on BBC World's website http://www.bbcworld.com/content/template_tvlistings.asp?pageid=668.The International Open Source Network (IOSN), UNDP Asia-Pacific Development
Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP), International Development Research Centre of Canada and UNESCO have participated in the production of this documentary. Weblog at: <http://weblog.warpspeed.com> ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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