From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 6 10:54:21 2010 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 677DD106564A for ; Sat, 6 Mar 2010 10:54:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cpghost@cordula.ws) Received: from mail-bw0-f224.google.com (mail-bw0-f224.google.com [209.85.218.224]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 025368FC0C for ; Sat, 6 Mar 2010 10:54:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz24 with SMTP id 24so3032761bwz.13 for ; Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:54:13 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.33.131 with SMTP id h3mr1468154bkd.53.1267872853536; Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:54:13 -0800 (PST) X-Originating-IP: [85.116.204.54] In-Reply-To: <20100305175311.7ebacf30@scorpio.seibercom.net> References: <20100305051415.GA1847@gmail.com> <20100305065837.660d3ebd.freebsd@edvax.de> <20100305110049.GA10715@gmail.com> <20100305161210.GA46349@gmail.com> <20100305171233.GB1500@gmail.com> <20100305175311.7ebacf30@scorpio.seibercom.net> Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 11:54:13 +0100 Message-ID: From: "C. P. Ghost" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Subject: Re: Flash viewer for FBSD 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: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:54:21 -0000 On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 11:53 PM, Jerry wrote: > Adobe, a commercial entity, obviously feels that the cost of > supporting the FreeBSD community is not a financially prudent business > venture. Well, that's their decision, of course. However, Linux and FreeBSD aren't so far apart either, at least on the API level. After all, they ARE more or less POSIX systems. It shouldn't be too hard for Adobe to tweak their Linux or Solaris Flash port so that it compiles cleanly on FreeBSD too. How complicated could that be? We're adapting software in /usr/ports all the time, and that's no black magic either. IIRC, there was a thread a while ago about what Adobe expects of FreeBSD so that they can port their Flash player -- or was that NVIDIA? I don't remember exactly what they needed though... Maybe something about memory mapping? Hmmm... > In the finally analysis, it is their product to do with as > they see fit, unless the socialist EC starts to stick their fascist > nose into someone else's business. Adobe never stated that they would > support FreeBSD; at least as far as I can tell. That would sort of > eliminate any pseudo "Breach of Contract" accusation against them. If they provided an obscure product, or a product for which alternatives existed, EC wouldn't care. But with near-monopoly of an increasingly ubiquitous format comes great responsibility. In the eyes of the EC, a company shouldn't be allowed to abuse their monopolistic power to lock out competitors. IMHO, they are quite right on this point, though you are free to disagree. ;-) > -- > Jerry > gesbbb@yahoo.com -cpghost. -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/