Linux killer!

[taharka]

Howdy,

Claude Jones wrote:

>On Sat October 29 2005 2:47 pm, Antonio Olivares wrote:
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>>But you mention Yahoo Music Videos, that is another
>>animal.  I have the same problem too!   I have tried
>>to find a solution but usually firefox bails out.  I
>>told the students that the network firewal blocks the
>>videos, but they caught me because they do play in
>>windows.  Hope someone can help you!  I have even
>>tried to fool Yahoo Music Video webpage by using "User
>>Agent Switcher" in Interent Explorer mode, but firefox
>>just bails off.
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>I checked this out, too, after my earlier discovery re: streaming video. I get 
>an error saying: "To use this application with Netscape, you must use a 4.7x 
>or 7.1 version." 
>I happen to be running Deer Park. Oh well - the original poster is right, 
>though. One can up with any number of reasons why WM is not important for a 
>Linux box, but, to be a truly competitive desktop for the masses, this issue 
>will have to be solved. For my case, being able to play streaming WM is not 
>about entertainment, it's about work. This is not intended as a criticism or 
>complaint - if I were a programmer I'd jump in and help that project. 
>  
>
I'm running DeerPark also & got a little bit further with the "User 
Agent Switcher" extension. If set for IE6 XP, the player comes up but, 
no sound/video :-(

taharka

Lexington, Kentucky U.S.A.