On Wednesday 17 January 2007 15:35, J Sloan wrote: When the website checks to ensure that a > client running their accepted OS and web browser, and denies access if > the client is not said OS and browser, that is against standards, and > what I consider brain dead.
A "brain dead" programmer should be foolable. > > > Video over the net is just about > > impossible in a standard 10.2, far worse in the 64 bit 10.2 and it only > > gets marginally better if one goes to packman. The 32/64 bit issues with > > firefox, konqueror and plugins, compounded by the limitations of "linux" > > realplayer, mplayer, flashplayer etc make it imperative that one should > > keep a doze version handy, if one is keen on watching on line video... > > Sorry, but that is just silly. I have no trouble viewing youtube, Only SOME of it > quicktime movie trailers, flash, java, wmv, mpg, DVDs or any other > multimedia on my SuSE desktops. I specifically mentioned over the net video. examples: CNN, CBS, FOX, ABC, REUTERS, BBC etc. Please check them and say which ones you can access. Not that i use them for my news, the net is much bigger than mainstream media, but once in a while i would like to see the spin on a particular story... Regarding dvd's, YES, i think linux is actually better or at least equal to doze. > > BTW I've got a windoze image under win4lin on my main SuSE system, but > after firing it up initially and futzing around some months ago, I > haven't bothered with it, and haven't missed it. > > Joe well, my favority 3d cad and simulation program has been in windoze since '87, so i must have vmware. and i do fire it up when i want to draw a shape or two.. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
