From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 15 15:56:56 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 CFB2D16A415 for ; Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:56:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jaj13@web.de) Received: from fmmailgate03.web.de (fmmailgate03.web.de [217.72.192.234]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52F5243D46 for ; Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:56:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jaj13@web.de) Received: from smtp07.web.de (fmsmtp07.dlan.cinetic.de [172.20.5.215]) by fmmailgate03.web.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 201DA1E769CD; Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:56:55 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [83.99.27.193] (helo=[10.0.0.11]) by smtp07.web.de with esmtp (WEB.DE 4.107 #114) id 1GOG3i-0004zi-00; Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:56:55 +0200 Message-ID: <450ACD46.4080804@web.de> Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:56:54 +0200 From: Jona Joachim User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11/20060915) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: michael johnson References: <20060914222340.41828.qmail@web60119.mail.yahoo.com> <407F2CFB-1DED-4466-86E2-ACD171AD07CC@mac.com> <3E42E83B-EFB0-4BCA-BFF3-5116AEE93B19@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.0.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: jaj13@web.de X-Sender: jaj13@web.de Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 15:56:56 -0000 michael johnson wrote: > On 9/14/06, Garrett Cooper wrote: >> >> 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. > > > Go to http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform and > ask adobe for a native version of flash for FreeBSD. Great! I bet if everybody fills out this form and asks for a FreeBSD native version they will perhaps pay attention. --jona