Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - Rugby World Cup site uses MS Silverlight for videos

2011-10-25 Thread Colin Law
u-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com > To: Ubuntu-Uk > ReplyTo: Ubuntu-Uk > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - Rugby World Cup site uses MS Silverlight for     >  videos > Sent: 23 Oct 2011 13:55 > > On 23 October 2011 13:51, Alan Pope wrote: >> On 23 October 2011 13:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - Rugby World Cup site uses MS Silverlight for videos

2011-10-25 Thread thegeeksquadron
...@googlemail.com, UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - Rugby World Cup site uses MS Silverlight for videos You could say that the entire linux community was unable to view - is that figure in the millions or hudred thousands? Bodsda --Original Message-- From: Colin Law

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - Rugby World Cup site uses MS Silverlight for videos

2011-10-23 Thread Steve Flynn
On 23 October 2011 13:47, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > I've already complained - anyone else like to? > http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/contact.html > > > I wrote bits of it. Not much - database connectivity and some cryptography back office work. I appreciate you admiration :) -- Steve When

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - Rugby World Cup site uses MS Silverlight for videos

2011-10-23 Thread Liam Proven
On 23 October 2011 13:47, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > I've already complained - anyone else like to? > http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/contact.html There's a rugby world cup on? I thought there was a Linux Silverlight plugin from the Mono project. "Moonlight" or something. [*Checks*] Yes, thou

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - Rugby World Cup site uses MS Silverlight for videos

2011-10-23 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 23/10/11 13:47, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: I've already complained - anyone else like to? http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/contact.html Considering Silverlight is unlikely to be around by the time of the next RWC I wouldn't bother frankly. Or you could probably install Moonlight (or whateve

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - Rugby World Cup site uses MS Silverlight for videos

2011-10-23 Thread Alan Pope
On 23 October 2011 14:26, wrote: > You could say that the entire linux community was unable to view - is that > figure in the millions or hudred thousands? > You're presuming they'd want to. I don't. Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - Rugby World Cup site uses MS Silverlight for videos

2011-10-23 Thread bodsda
You could say that the entire linux community was unable to view - is that figure in the millions or hudred thousands? Bodsda --Original Message-- From: Colin Law Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com To: Ubuntu-Uk ReplyTo: Ubuntu-Uk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - Rugby World Cup

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - Rugby World Cup site uses MS Silverlight for videos

2011-10-23 Thread Colin Law
On 23 October 2011 13:51, Alan Pope wrote: > On 23 October 2011 13:47, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: >> I've already complained - anyone else like to? >> http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/contact.html > > Given Microsoft are a sponsor they're hardly likely to choose anything else :( At least if we com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - Rugby World Cup site uses MS Silverlight for videos

2011-10-23 Thread Alan Pope
On 23 October 2011 13:47, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > I've already complained - anyone else like to? > http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/contact.html Given Microsoft are a sponsor they're hardly likely to choose anything else :( Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/

[ubuntu-uk] OT - Rugby World Cup site uses MS Silverlight for videos

2011-10-23 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
I've already complained - anyone else like to? http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/contact.html -- My Alternative Computing Blog -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/