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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Bobbie Johnson, technology correspondent

Backstage at the Beeb

Now, I'm not a developer. I'm not a programmer. I'm a mere mortal. But even I can see the great possibilities that BBC Backstage presents.

Love or loathe the Beeb - and there are plenty from both camps - the fact is that if we already own the corporation by paying our licence fees, we should be able to treat all its information as open source.

Sometimes I've wondered whether they'd realise how much they needed to adapt themselves to prove they weren't just content musclemen. They've promised to make that shift for a while... and now they're delivering.

I wanted to know they get it.

And lo, they made it true.

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