The Pearson website for assignments and exercises is definitely in by bottom-ten user experiences on the internet. And it's even a paid tool! Fuck pearson
this post was submitted on 30 Apr 2025
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"Upgrade"? Every other option is a downgrade. Sue them for false advertisement.
Very loose interpretation of the word "upgrade" they're employing here..
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I had that problem too. Thing is, nothing was broken and everything was fine. It just whined at me.
used unlicensed windows vm back in college. user agent change is faster
They should be extremely infuriated that you are using some old and busted software that doesn't support a common OS.
Change your user agent. There's a bunch of extensions for that and they don't compromise functionality.
I had this problem over 10 years ago. change your user-agent, problem solved.
they do it because they are regulations for educational software that must be met, like specific access requirements in order to be used in accredited courses.
it's not anything specifically against Linux, it's that they can't test and validate those access requirements for anything outside Windows due to organizational limitations.
source: I worked for colleges early in my career that used Pearson then worked for a vendor that managed infrastructure and project management for Pearson. they aren't unique, their competition is just as fucked as they are. most still use waterfall because upper mgmt is old and refuses to adapt.
My bank does this too. I also just change the user agent to switch and it works with no issues.
At this point it just seems silly that they even want to go out of their way to Prohibit Linux users
The funny thing is that their server is probably running on Linux.
they aren't all. vast majority is Windows Server and IBM.
edit: because people seem confused. I'm talking about Pearson directly, not global OS stats.
chill tf out Linux weebs. I'm one of you.
Lol what? Linux servers are still dominant in market share.
Pearson directly, not globally.
That makes more sense. Thank you for the context.
Windows has a laughable market share when it comes to webservers.
I'm talking specifics, not globally.
Nearly all of my daughters sites she visited in college were nix servers. The exception being one administration machine she used for her payroll access as a RA.
By "nix" do you actually mean Nix, or do you mean "*nix" as any Unix derivative?
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Guess what most IBM big irons are running nowadays?
RHEL, since they bought red hat.
Dust? (but really its not Linux or windows anyway)