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Re: Open letter to ABC

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From: Benway
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:38
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Benway wrote:
> netvegetable wrote:
> > Please return to putting up news items as mp4/wmv/mpg files.
> >
> > A small number of us use open source operating systems. Because we make
> > this moral choice, we often don't have access to adobe flash software. As
> > a consequence, we don't have access to abc online video and news.
> >
> > We may only be a minority, but we pay our taxes too. And I don't believe
> > we should be penalized for our ethical stance.
> >
> > Please stop trying to lock us into using proprietary software. We do not
> > want to be beholden to software giants like Adobe, and we do not believe
> > our taxes should be going to helping foreign corporations like this
> > dominate the web.
> >
> > --
> > A: Top posters
> > Q: What's the most annoying thing on usenet
> >
> > "Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are
> > conservatives."- John Stuart Mill
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > A: Top posters
> > Q: What's the most annoying thing on usenet
> >
> > "Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are
> > conservatives."- John Stuart Mill
> ********************************************
> I agree. Why does the ABC promote Microsoft and
> those formats that support Microsoft?
>
> MP3, OGG, MPG etc. formats are the way to go.
> We need more standard plain vanilla in our lives.
> *******************************************

The Howard/Costello regime has gone. We don't need
to remain arsewipes for neocon and corporate mates.

Let's not compound the mistake of having allowed
those bastards in the front door.

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Subject: Re: Open letter to ABC
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