2008 Olympics in Linux

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Linux users left out in the dark.

    One world, one dream?  Really?  Well, as long as you use proprietary software.  When Microsoft signed an exclusive deal in January to broadcast the 2008 Olympics online with their partner network NBC, Linux users knew they wouldn't be invited to the party.  nbcolympics.com uses Microsoft's Searchlight which doesn't and will never have a GNU/Linux port.  Web adoption of proprietary standards like those used in MS Searchlight continue to endanger the openness of the world wide web and hinder those using free software.  We can only hope that the open source community will pull together, share ideas, and conceive a workaround before the live streams are gone forever. 

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