"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to prevent the BBC from making its iPlayer on-demand television service available to Windows users only, and instruct the corporation to provide its service for other operating systems also."
-- Richard Porter Mail to username ricp at domain minijem.plus.com "You can't have Windows without pains."
In article <4059f9c24e.n...@user.minijem.plus.com>, Richard Porter <dontuset...@address.uk.invalid> wrote:
> Please sign this petition if you haven't already: > http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/iplayer/ > "We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to prevent the BBC > from making its iPlayer on-demand television service available to > Windows users only, and instruct the corporation to provide its > service for other operating systems also."
> "We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to prevent the BBC > from making its iPlayer on-demand television service available to > Windows users only, and instruct the corporation to provide its > service for other operating systems also."
Dunnit, but:
<cynic> Does anyone have any evidence that these petitions have any effect on anything, or is it just a case of "they" pretending to let us have our views? </cynic>
With best wishes,
Peter.
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>> "We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to prevent the BBC >> from making its iPlayer on-demand television service available to >> Windows users only, and instruct the corporation to provide its >> service for other operating systems also."
> Dunnit, but:
> <cynic> Does anyone have any evidence that these petitions have any > effect on anything, or is it just a case of "they" pretending to let > us have our views? </cynic>
<fx thwap thwap thwap> But now WE know where you live! </black helicopter effect>
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On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:43:50 +0000, Dr Peter Young wrote: > <cynic> Does anyone have any evidence that these petitions have any > effect on anything, or is it just a case of "they" pretending to let > us have our views? </cynic>
E-Petitions are more speedy and efficient than traditional paper-and-signature petitions.
This allows the government to acknowledge that a sizable number of people have a certain feeling, and completely ignore their concerns with a condescending reply about why they know better, quicker than was ever possible before!
>> "We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to prevent the BBC >> from making its iPlayer on-demand television service available to >> Windows users only, and instruct the corporation to provide its >> service for other operating systems also."
> Dunnit, but:
> <cynic> Does anyone have any evidence that these petitions have any > effect on anything, or is it just a case of "they" pretending to let > us have our views? </cynic>
> With best wishes,
> Peter.
Well if they seem intent on ignoring 1M plus signups, as has been widely reported, to stop the introduction of legalised road robbery...sorry stealth tax..sorry Green tax/Road pricing then I suppose the answer is no!
Anyway I've signed up for what it is worth.
Doug -- Using a Iyonix PC and RISC OS 5.13, the thinking persons alternative operating system to Microsoft Windows.
In article <pan.2007.03.13.17.13.20.356...@rjek.com>, Rob Kendrick <n...@rjek.com> wrote:
> E-Petitions are more speedy and efficient than traditional > paper-and-signature petitions. > This allows the government to acknowledge that a sizable number of people > have a certain feeling, and completely ignore their concerns with a > condescending reply about why they know better, quicker than was ever > possible before!
Well, as I understand it, so many people objected to thr governments plans for road charging, the servers overloaded and the site went down. As far as I am aware road charging is still very much on the agenda.
-- Stuart Winsor
From is valid but subject to change without notice if it gets spammed.
On 13 Mar 2007 Rob Kendrick <n...@rjek.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:43:50 +0000, Dr Peter Young wrote: > > <cynic> Does anyone have any evidence that these petitions have any > > effect on anything, or is it just a case of "they" pretending to let > > us have our views? </cynic>
> E-Petitions are more speedy and efficient than traditional > paper-and-signature petitions.
> This allows the government to acknowledge that a sizable number of people > have a certain feeling, and completely ignore their concerns with a > condescending reply about why they know better, quicker than was ever > possible before!
If its anything like the previous responses to No to ID Card and Anti Road Pricing petitions, whoever has their arm up Bliars backside these days will spew out pages of the same discredited lies, in the tone of "we know best" and "how dare you decent, what do you think this is, a democracy?" before ending with a patronising "run along now".
But I've signed this one too, although a direct approach to the BBC reminding them of the precarious position of the licence fee would be better. Although we'll probably never be able to view any of the programs on RISC OS, we damn well don't want to have to pay Gates to watch the BBC.
In article <ce230ec34e.dougjw...@btopenworld.com>, Doug
Webb <doug.j.w...@btinternet.com> wrote: > Well if they seem intent on ignoring 1M plus signups, as > has been widely reported, to stop the introduction of > legalised road robbery...sorry stealth tax..sorry Green > tax/Road pricing then I suppose the answer is no! > Anyway I've signed up for what it is worth.
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In article <4ec31822d1see....@walkingingermany.invalid>, Russell Hafter News <see....@walkingingermany.invalid> wrote:
> In article <ce230ec34e.dougjw...@btopenworld.com>, Doug > Webb <doug.j.w...@btinternet.com> wrote: > > Well if they seem intent on ignoring 1M plus signups, as > > has been widely reported, to stop the introduction of > > legalised road robbery...sorry stealth tax..sorry Green > > tax/Road pricing then I suppose the answer is no! > > Anyway I've signed up for what it is worth. > Better if you had all signed this one instead: > <http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/proroad-pricing/>
Good on you, Russell! Rattle their petrolhead cages!
Cheers
Alan (Who has sold 2 of his 3 mobile cars. Ok, there is another one in the garage but it is 73 years old and may never run under its own power again).
