It would not seem to be a technical problem at all.... I emailed CBC on behalf of us Linux users, and I got this reply.
"Dear Paul, We have checked with our technical staff, and unfortunately, as you point out, the new Flash player we are installing does not work on Linux systems. However it does work on almost all other systems, including Windows and Mac. The number of systems that could not see the video in our new player is likely around the 1% or less range. We are not in a position to develop any workaround that would prevent revenue from being generated when users watch video on cbc.ca. Funding for CBC from the government of Canada has not been growing, and the funds from Parliament (less than $40 per Canadian taxpayer per year) only cover part of the Corporations broadcasting operations. I'm sorry you did not get an earlier response from CBC." Parker Bishop Communication Assistant CBC Audience Relations So, this seems to mean that - as a matter of policy, they refuse to "develop any workaround" unless they can make money from it. I sense the cold, grasping hand of our ideologically hysterical Conservative government in this. -- Flash hangs on any cbc.ca/video site https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/455852 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
