On 7/28/07, Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> John:
>
> From Linux desktop, click VirtualBox, start XP, open IE, url to conference
> call, click on link. VOILA!!! Instant sound on the desktop under Linux with
> WMP. I just tested it on my system and it works here.
>
> "Never use a flat blade screwdriver to remove a phillips screw"
>
> In other words, use the right tool for the job and don't get hung up on the
> brand name.
>

Fred,
it solves the immediate problem, yes. But such an approach IMO is "half-baked":
1. Yahoo logs will show less hits from linux machines - i.e. they will
have no reason even to think to improve the situation.
2. It does not help mplayer to become better - no feedback to the
developers, so they do not know that mplayer can not deal properly
with some kind of content.

Do not forget, that "free" in software is not price-free. The price
can be even your involvement in expanding the use, and in providing a
feedback, so the things get improved.

So, as you have made the first step, make the rest - mail yahoo and
complain that their streams are broker (or not working properly under
linux), and file a bug report at mplayer-hq.hu, so the guys behind
mplayer can investigate the problem.

Cheers

-- 
Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny)

Even the most advanced equipment in the hands of the ignorant is just
a pile of scrap.
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