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Linux Not Supported For Democratic Convention Video
bucketoftruth writes "If you browse to the Democratic Convention website and attempt to check out any of their upcoming streams, you bump into the following limitation: 'We're sorry, but the Democratic Convention video web site isn't compatible with your operating system and/or browser. Please try again on a computer with the following Compatible operating systems: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, or a Mac with Tiger (OS 10.4) or Leopard (OS 10.5). Compatible browsers: Internet Explorer (version 6 or later), Firefox (version 2), or, if you are on a Mac, Safari (version 3.1) also works.'"
Vote McCain/Whoever 2008
Knowledge is power. Knowledge shared is power lost.
Quite possible, and the McCain camp is still trying to figure out what Linux is, and if it is a threat to national security.
Since invention of flash video we are free from unnecessary plugins and related burden.
Right, because Flash is free software, so it works with every current OS and browser.
Since invention of flash video we are free from unnecessary plugins
Plugins like, oh, I don't know, maybe, FLASH?!
Don't thank God, thank a doctor!
We're sorry, but the Democratic Convention video web site isn't compatible with your operating system and/or browser.
Phew. That's a relief.
"Since invention of flash video we are free from unnecessary plugins"
*headexplodes*
Sam ty sig.
They should get a hold of Ted Stevens. He knows alot about computers and networking stuff.
They want me to pay for my operating system??
Oh well, I think I have windows installed in a PC in one of my seven houses....
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Really? If it were the "most technologically-savvy event" wouldn't it at least make an effort to support ALL operating systems
Damn right! If it doesn't work on either my Amiga 5000, NeXT cube, or BeBox, Obama's DEFINATELY losing my vote!
Lex orandi, lex credendi.
It specifically says that he believes in protecting children from porn and the RIAA's War on Sharing, but NOT 'prescriptive' legislation like Net Neutrality.
Well two out of three isn't bad. Children should be protected from all three: porn, the RIAA war on sharing and prescriptive legislation like net neutrality.
Except it's the no-sound version.
You say that like it's a bad thing...
What the hell does Cat Stevens have to d......oh. TED. Nevermind.
I gave up religion for Lent.
I hate to let this go any further, but the bronze age didn't have digital computers. I think they used bronze punch cards. Gee I can't wait for the youth of tomorrow to cannibalize us all. At least they'll know how many houses they have. They can keep track using emacs or vi.
Heh, who said I could install Windows?
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Date: 26 August 2008 11:07:39 GMT+02:00
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Subject: How much did Microsoft pay you?
Hi,
at http://www.demconvention.com/dncc-video/ clicking on the link asks me to install Microsoft's Silverlight plug-in in order to view the videos streamed there. Given that around 90% of the world's computers already have Adobe's Flash plug-in installed which is the basis behind sites such as youtube, etc (and, yes it does do HD video and streaming), and about 0.1% of the world's computers have Microsoft's Silverlight technology installed and that Flash works on all browsers on Windows, Mac and Linux (and most mobile phones), one really has to ask oneself what incentive Microsoft gave you to get you to use their technology, and how one can square that incentive with the claim that the Democratic Party is a party with a platform aiming to avoid the stain of lobbying and corruption?
One also has to ask oneself how and why a supposed convention interested in reaching out to as many people as it can is using technological means that almost guarantee a smaller audience than using existing ones.
I've already written to a number of newspapers, including the NYT and the WashingtonPost, alerting them to this.
I would truly love to hear what you have to say about it.
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the "Linux not supported" error message is delivered by a Linux server.
From netcraft:
Linux Apache/2.0.52 Red Hat
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