Friday, August 04, 2006

The Interweb, for the free exchange of ideas.

Though it's starting to become not so much free. I logged on to the ford focus owner's club in the UK where I'd been a member for about a year - since I bought my own one. I found that recently, this has become a subscription site, forum and all!!

Dismayed was I to find this, as the forum was an interesting place to read various things about the car, and owning one. But now a monetary payment is required - i.e. you have to join the club to get access to the forum. I suppose in principal that sounds fair, but I thought the Internet had become a tool for the free exchange of information and ideas? (Don't anyone say DARPA to me)

Anyhoo, this could be my last rant for a while, but don't count on it. No BB in the new house, and we're moving down there tonight. So, rant away to yourselves whilst I'm quiet! Hopefully I won't be away too long.....

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