From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 12 22:45:10 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8641A16A40A; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:45:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kris@obsecurity.org) Received: from elvis.mu.org (elvis.mu.org [192.203.228.196]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2465743D72; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:45:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kris@obsecurity.org) Received: from obsecurity.dyndns.org (elvis.mu.org [192.203.228.196]) by elvis.mu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B6FF1A4D83; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:45:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: by obsecurity.dyndns.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 5C32E513B3; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 18:45:09 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 18:45:09 -0400 From: Kris Kennaway To: Bob Johnson Message-ID: <20060412224509.GA32598@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <443BB35B.6050801@computer.org> <200604121137.32229.work@ashleymoran.me.uk> <20060412141502.GA39355@beryl.lonsteins.com> <200604121528.14491.work@ashleymoran.me.uk> <20060412181607.GA24522@xor.obsecurity.org> <54db43990604121520i715fda4j26a8c828ca0c8d22@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="XsQoSWH+UP9D9v3l" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <54db43990604121520i715fda4j26a8c828ca0c8d22@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 23:20:25 +0000 Cc: Andy Reitz , Ashley Moran , Kris Kennaway , bobo1009@mailtest2.eng.ufl.edu, portmgr@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wanted: Flash player for .... 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: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:45:10 -0000 --XsQoSWH+UP9D9v3l Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 06:20:26PM -0400, Bob Johnson wrote: > On 4/12/06, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 02:11:12PM -0400, Andy Reitz wrote: > > > On Wed, 12 Apr 2006, Ashley Moran wrote: > > > > > > > On Wednesday 12 April 2006 15:15, you wrote: > > > > > I forwarded this license issue to an engineer I know there. His > > > > > response was positive. We'll have to see how it goes with their > > > > > management and legal. > > > > I lost track of the above email, but keep portmgr@ and the port > > maintainer in the loop with developments on this front. > > >=20 > I submitted a query to Adobe customer support via their web site. The > reply I got stated in part: >=20 > "Please note that Flash Player 8 is not supported in FreeBSD, thus it > not mentioned on the End User License Agreement that Flash Player can > download and installed on the operating system. It is not that the > web player is prohibited in FreeBSD, but the operating system itself > is not compatible with Flash Player." >=20 > I have replied to them to point out that this statement is incorrect, > that FreeBSD is entirely capable of running Flash Player, but FreeBSD > users such as I are now prohibited from using Adobe products. I asked > them if they want me to stop using it -- it will be interesting to see > what they say. >=20 > I also pointed out that if that was not their intent, they should > consider changing the wording of the EULA. I think that if everyone > who is speculating about this on this list were instead to submit > their requests for clarification (not threats) to Adobe's customer > support, it might get some attention from Adobe. Let's just wait to see what they say first, it could be irritating if dozens of people suddenly start asking the same questions. Kris --XsQoSWH+UP9D9v3l Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFEPYL0Wry0BWjoQKURAl6RAJ9tOP4exZIYmuivGdbNngWD5XkI6ACfZtQ+ gd0DRB5iE28dYrGHECkl0W0= =aQvU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --XsQoSWH+UP9D9v3l--