Comments on: Update on a Microsoft-loving BBC (Now Grilled in the Parliament) http://techrights.org/2008/01/11/bbc-iplayer-silverlight-pugh/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2008/01/11/bbc-iplayer-silverlight-pugh/comment-page-1/#comment-4868 Roy Schestowitz Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:53:38 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/11/bbc-iplayer-silverlight-pugh/#comment-4868 Yes, that would be several people including Erik Huggers, for example, who was even part of Microsoft antitrust case in Europe (Windows Media Player abuses). Isn't <em>that</em> a 'smoking gun'? As we have demonstarted before, it's just one example among many more. For instance, the guy who manages National Archives (that's a matter of national assets, mind you) is also _at present_ a manager or something at Microsoft (I'd have to look up the details again). This isn't just happening in the UK. As we've shown recently, Stephane, it's the same situation in France as well as many (all?) parts of the world. Where public money is concerned, there is simply no place for such abuse (some would say "corruption"). About Novell, see <a href="http://boycottnovell.com/2007/10/24/microsoft-insiders-novell-query/" rel="nofollow">this</a>. Yes, that would be several people including Erik Huggers, for example, who was even part of Microsoft antitrust case in Europe (Windows Media Player abuses). Isn’t that a ‘smoking gun’?

As we have demonstarted before, it’s just one example among many more. For instance, the guy who manages National Archives (that’s a matter of national assets, mind you) is also _at present_ a manager or something at Microsoft (I’d have to look up the details again). This isn’t just happening in the UK. As we’ve shown recently, Stephane, it’s the same situation in France as well as many (all?) parts of the world. Where public money is concerned, there is simply no place for such abuse (some would say “corruption”).

About Novell, see this.

]]> By: Stephane Rodriguez http://techrights.org/2008/01/11/bbc-iplayer-silverlight-pugh/comment-page-1/#comment-4867 Stephane Rodriguez Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:35:17 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/01/11/bbc-iplayer-silverlight-pugh/#comment-4867 Of interest is the fact that some BBC execs are ex-Microsoft employees, most notably the guys running the BBC DRM thing. You can look that up with Google. That's what I hate most : ex-Microsoft employees joining clients to drive money to Microsoft. This effectively makes them proxies. I'm sure the Novell proxy pales in comparison in sales numbers. Of interest is the fact that some BBC execs are ex-Microsoft employees, most notably the guys running the BBC DRM thing. You can look that up with Google.

That’s what I hate most : ex-Microsoft employees joining clients to drive money to Microsoft. This effectively makes them proxies. I’m sure the Novell proxy pales in comparison in sales numbers.

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