Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 22:58:15 +0000 (UTC) From: Jona Joachim <jaj@hcl-club.lu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Flashplugin Message-ID: <slrng4m4k7.1tqn.jaj@nirvana.my.domain> References: <200806071500.28001.derek.graham@att.net> <11167f520806071333r7d51192at3bdcc5e63cb6766@mail.gmail.com> <20080608000350.00006173@westmark>
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On 2008-06-07, Dick Hoogendijk <dick@nagual.nl> wrote: > On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 15:33:26 -0500 > "Sam Fourman Jr." <sfourman@gmail.com> wrote: > >> use Firefox for Windows and use wine, then install the windows Flash 9 >> plugin > > People choosing FreeBSD shouldn't be "forced" to run windowish > solution. The OS is not supported. That's a major problem in these > modern times, although lots of fbsd people tend to say it is not. > That's not everyday's live however. FreeBSD does not make the web. Flash is a big pain IMO. The Flash question has been asked *a lot* of times on this list. The answer usually boils down to "use www/nspluginwrapper" or "use linux-firefox". Both "solutions" are far from optimal. My solution is to simply ignore Flash content. It makes your "online experience" much more enjoyable. This is my personal choice of course. I think it is rather reducing when you have to beg unkind vendors to eventually consider that you exist. I don't think proprietary binary formats have their place on the web. The WWW is an information exchange platform, why would you want to diffuse information around the globe when you know that a lot of people will not be able to decipher it? It's a bit arrogant I think. Jona -- Pond-erosa Puff wouldn't take no guff Water oughta be clean and free So he fought the fight and he set things right With his OpenBSD
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