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Submission + - stuff that matters -- journalistic freedom

Submitted by rkww on Tuesday April 17, 2007 @03:11PM

rkww writes: The BBC editor's blog are very very concerned for the safety of their correspondent Alan Johnston who was abducted in Gaza on 12 March. They have launched an appeal asking for websites and blogs to carry a banner ad that spreads the message. Just paste in the code below.

<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/world/20 07/alan_johnston/default.stm"><img alt="Alan Johnston banner" src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/alan_jo hnston.gif" width="150" height="90"></a>

Submission + - Deal ends Beatles' Apple battle

Submitted by rkww on Monday February 05, 2007 @10:58AM

rkww writes: The BBC report that "Technology giant Apple has reached a deal with the Beatles to end the dispute over the use of the Apple name. Apple Inc will now take full control of the Apple brand and licence certain trademarks back to the Beatles' record company Apple Corps for continued use."

Submission + - Tesco moves into software market

Submitted by

rkww

on Sunday October 01, 2006 @09:44AM

rkww writes: "The BBC reports that the UK supermarket chain Tesco are moving into the software market.

From the article: "Tesco is to launch a range of budget own-brand PC software, in a move that will pitch the grocery giant against the likes of Microsoft and Symantec. Tesco said it would offer six packages, including office software, security systems and a photo editing tool."

I wonder if it will be open source?"

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