From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 15 03:13:12 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 CC40716A403 for ; Fri, 15 Sep 2006 03:13:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout3.cac.washington.edu (mxout3.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.166]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 603D643D46 for ; Fri, 15 Sep 2006 03:13:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.32.139]) by mxout3.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.03) with ESMTP id k8F3DBlt007881 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:13:12 -0700 X-Auth-Received: from [192.168.11.5] (21.129.148.210.dy.bbexcite.jp [210.148.129.21]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.03) with ESMTP id k8F3DA3g003007 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT) for ; Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:13:11 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) In-Reply-To: <407F2CFB-1DED-4466-86E2-ACD171AD07CC@mac.com> References: <20060914222340.41828.qmail@web60119.mail.yahoo.com> <407F2CFB-1DED-4466-86E2-ACD171AD07CC@mac.com> X-Gpgmail-State: !signed Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <3E42E83B-EFB0-4BCA-BFF3-5116AEE93B19@u.washington.edu> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Garrett Cooper Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:13:08 +0900 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) X-PMX-Version: 5.2.0.266434, Antispam-Engine: 2.4.0.264935, Antispam-Data: 2006.9.14.195442 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CP_URI_IN_BODY 0, __CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __HAS_X_MAILER 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0' Subject: Re: Firefox+Flash 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: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 03:13:12 -0000 On Sep 15, 2006, at 7:54 AM, Chuck Swiger wrote: > On Sep 14, 2006, at 3:23 PM, Peter wrote: >> Yes, the Flash issue is a real bummer. It is best *not* to show your >> friends that when you introduce them to FBSD. > > Why? Is there some reason that you or they want to watch ads? > > I can't think of a single site that I use that needs Flash; I don't > install it even on a Windows or MacOS X box. > > -- > -Chuck Unfortunately a lot of consumer sites are starting to use flash as a semi-static and predictable way to deliver content to people; it's incredibly annoying, and becomes very noticeable once you install stuff that blocks SWF files: http://www.noscript.net/whats :). Thus, that is one solution to get rid of your ads (adblock+ is another, but meh), so you can keep Flash functionality and get rid of crappy Flash animations, while surfing the net. Also, FYI: a lot of sites have built animations with (Adobe) Flash 9, so unless you have a Windows or Mac PC nearby you probably won't be able to load up animations on a Unix PC as the latest version available is 7. -Garrett