NBC will not play video for linux!! Time for a lettering?

[Knapp]

On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 4:55 AM, Jonathan Jesse <jjesse at gmail.com> wrote:
> Also the site is blocking based on IP due to the rights NBC has bought from
> IOC.  Complain to the IOC if you don't like the coverage your country has
>
> On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 10:54 PM, Jonathan Jesse <jjesse at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Great video about the site and how they built it:
>> http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Continuum/Building-NBCOlympicscom-with-Silverlight/
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 9:07 PM, Gene Heskett <gene.heskett at verizon.net>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sunday 10 August 2008, Art Alexion wrote:
>>> >On Sunday 10 August 2008 15:50:02 Knapp wrote:
>>> >> Check this out. It talks about MS taking over the world with this
>>> >> sliverfish thing.
>>> >
>>>
>>> > >http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/sports/olympics/10stream.html?ref=technolo
>>> >gy
>>> >
>>> >which brings up the existence of this page
>>> >
>>> >http://www.mono-project.com/Moonlight
>>> >
>>> >Moonlight is Miguel de Icaza's mono/open source implementation of
>>> > Silverfish
>>> >for Linux
>>>
>>> Is it ready for prime time?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cheers, Gene
>>> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
>>>  soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
>>> -Ed Howdershelt (Author)
>>> I'm still waiting for the advent of the computer science groupie.

Yes, but it is not so hard to get a US proxy. As a person from the USA
living in Germany, I find all this very bad. I don't want to watch in
German and I can't watch in English due to Linux (Or should I say
M$)and IP problems.



-- 
Douglas E Knapp

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