FCC Bars LINUX from Universal Licensing System

[David P. Schwartz]

I went to the link, clicked it, and it downloaded several JAVA (not Javascript) applets -- about 2.5MB worth!  Considering that
Microsoft has sworn off Java to the point that they don't even guarantee thet Java will run on their systems, I think it's difficult to
make a case that the FCC has limited themselves to anything even related to Microsoft.  (In order to run Java applets on any MS system,
you need to download the JVM from somebody else, as MS doesn't even supply it any more AFAIK.)

-David

Eric wrote:

> http://cryptome.org/fcc-x-linux.htm
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> 29 December 2001. Thanks to JC/CP.
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> Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 18:50:52 -0600
> From: Donn aka N5XWB <dwash@hal-pc.org>
> To: [List removed]
> Subject: http://www.fcc.gov and LINUX exclusion
>
> Hello Group;
>
> I would like to request you to contact your State Representative, Senators
> and the Federal Communication Commission Officers about a issue that is
> causing ALL UNIX/Linux and Apple users a problem.  It seems that the FCC has
> chosen to exclude all NON Microshaft NT/95 users from being able to use
> their Internet Universal Licensing System which they have requested FCC
> Licenses holder to use for license renewals.
>
> The problem is that it requires a JavaScript Plug-in that is a Microsoft
> product only.
>
> Simply go to "http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls" and then select "ONLINE FILING".
> I believe this to be the complete path to the failure.  Which is "This
> plug-in only runs on Windows NT/95".
>
> We need to protect the finest operating system from being excluded from the
> United States by our Government Officials.
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