From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 16 19:27:09 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 267121065676 for ; Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:27:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC23D8FC0A for ; Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:27:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m5GJLjSp053665; Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:21:45 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id m5GJLjXl053664; Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:21:45 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:21:45 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: dick hoogendijk Message-ID: <20080616192145.GB53569@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <20080608000350.00006173@westmark> <20080608021633.GA6799@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <200806080420.31427.gnemmi@gmail.com> <11167f520806080234u2b9e29b0l13c513d783ccadaa@mail.gmail.com> <20080615221249.GA86486@kokopelli.hydra> <20080616091453.I96785@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20080616002729.341931f8@gom.home> <20080616095059.L96979@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20080616140519.04515bc5@scorpio> <20080616201150.9308cd17.dick@nagual.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080616201150.9308cd17.dick@nagual.nl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Flashplugin X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:27:09 -0000 On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 08:11:50PM +0200, dick hoogendijk wrote: > On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:05:19 -0400 > Gerard wrote: > > > All this nonsense about using third party programs to download content > > from sites such as, but not limited to YouTube, is just unacceptable. > > If I navigate to a URL, I fully expect to be able to view all of that > > site's content as easily using FreeBSD as I can using Window's with > > IE. or even Firefox. Anything less is just not acceptable. > > Then you have a few options: > 1. use windows > 2. use linux > 3. use solaris > 4. buy Adobe > The latter simply does not support native FreeBSD. > > But I agree with you: Flash is not always shit or not needed. Quite a > few times it gives somthing extra that makes the web more attractive. > People stating it's advertizing 99% of the time are simply wrong. Flash is useful, even on business pages. It can be more efficient at transmitting certain types of information. But, businesses that allow their web designer to supplant his|her ego by putting flash or any other cute trick in the way of getting business done are failing to manage their business and are welcome to go ahead and have their business fail. ////jerry > > -- > Dick Hoogendijk -- PGP/GnuPG key: 01D2433D > ++ http://nagual.nl/ + SunOS sxce snv90 ++ > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"