Richard Stallman writes: > I do believe I've tried it - unless I'm doing something wrong. GNU > Java is installed and Java enabled in my browser (Firefox 1.0.8). But > when I click "start" from this page - > http://www50.statcan.ca/census2006/ - I get the following message > > Your browser does not meet the minimum requirements to access this site > > This site requires that Java is enabled in your browser. To modify > your browser, follow the steps outlined below.... > > I think that message comes from the site. Can you look at the HTML > and try to figure out what code causes it? > > Maybe its method of testing for "Java" actually tests for Sun's Java. In order to run applets in a web browser, you don't just need a Java VM, you also need a browser plugin. gcjwebplugin exists to do this job, but the census page relies on the Liveconnect Javascript - Java) bridge, and gcjwebplugin doesn't have that at all. So the answer is no, you can't access the Canadian census web interface using free software. Andrew, GNU gcj maintainer
