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Article #28Re: Open letter to ABC
From: Benway
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:38
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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