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Hulu is an online service which allows people to view their favorite TV shows and movies. I love the service Hulu provides. I don't have TV service at home and Hulu enables me to watch shows like The Office, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, and The Colbert Report. However, around two to three weeks ago, Hulu stopped working for me. I run OpenSolaris almost exclusively at home. Hulu hasn't worked for 64bit Linux and UNIX users for the past two to three weeks. There is a thread (opens in new window) on Hulu's support forums with over 3,000 views and 150 or more replies by some of Hulu's most dedicated viewers running 64bit Linux/UNIX. Hulu has not responded to those that have commented in that thread. Hulu is simply ignoring not only the problem, but its most intelligent users.

As Linux/UNIX users, we have the ability and willingness to help Hulu debug and potentially fix the problem free-of-charge. If Hulu would acknowledge us, I would definitely help them solve the problem. However, since Hulu is ignoring us, I move that we boycott Hulu until action is taken by them. I'm grateful for the service Hulu has provided me; however, ignoring dedicated customers is not a good business practice.

Please join me in boycotting Hulu until they fix the problem.