From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 15 14:34:52 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 E1A4316A416 for ; Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:34:52 +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 36F4343D46 for ; Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:34:52 +0000 (GMT) (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 k8FEY6wm080662; Fri, 15 Sep 2006 10:34:06 -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 k8FEY6SG080661; Fri, 15 Sep 2006 10:34:06 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 10:34:01 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: Chuck Swiger Message-ID: <20060915143401.GA80615@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <20060914222340.41828.qmail@web60119.mail.yahoo.com> <407F2CFB-1DED-4466-86E2-ACD171AD07CC@mac.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <407F2CFB-1DED-4466-86E2-ACD171AD07CC@mac.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: Peter , FreeBSD Questions 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 14:34:53 -0000 On Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 03:54:38PM -0700, 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. I don't normally use it either, but there are sites that do videos programs that are all in flash and others that use it for graphic demonstrations. So, it is a feature that is desired by many. It pains me to have to reboot to Microsloth to see something on those sites. ////jerry > > -- > -Chuck > > _______________________________________________ > 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"