There is a lot of controversy at present because the BBC propose to put £150m into content development with free access for schools. The traditional suppliers such as RM are squealing because they believe it will damage their business. Isn't this another side to the free software argument? Shouldn't the BBC make the content available under the GPL and then others could use it and develop additional resources all free? The main argument of RM et al seems to be that it will kill development because the commercial developers will not be able to compete. Since the same money will be available I don't think that argument holds water since the BBC can't cover every single aspect of education. I see this initiative as potentially complementary to free software, especially if we could persuade the BBC to release its content under the GPL - after all, its our license fees paying for it. Regards, -- IanL