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+-   No Linux allowed for video at the Dem Convention?-> on Sunday August 24 2008, @07:21PM bucketoftruth

Submitted by bucketoftruth on Sunday August 24 2008, @07:21PM
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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 artificial 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.


What reason could they have to block Linux from viewing streaming videos?"

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