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Subject: Re: linux-flashplugin9 Restricted?
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On Mon, 2 Jun 2008 16:09:58 -0500
Derek Graham <derek.graham@att.net> wrote:

> from freshports.org:
> >> 2006-04-08
> >> Affects: users of www/linux-flashplugin*
> >> Author: hrs@FreeBSD.org
> >> Reason: 
> >> These ports have been removed because the End User License
> >> Agreement explicitly forbids to run the Flash Player on FreeBSD.
> >> For more details, see
> >> http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/license/desktop/.
> I found this odd, I remember seeing an email from adobe someone
> posted that said that they do not support freebsd but they do not
> forbid users to use flash if they can get it working.  

Note that this entry is dated 2006. The flash ports were temporarily
removed and then reinstated shortly after. This is not an issue, as far
as I know.