From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 13 19:18:38 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 74CED16A403; Thu, 13 Apr 2006 19:18:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gayn.winters@bristolsystems.com) Received: from fed1rmmtao06.cox.net (fed1rmmtao06.cox.net [68.230.241.33]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9ECFD43D58; Thu, 13 Apr 2006 19:18:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gayn.winters@bristolsystems.com) Received: from workdog ([68.5.182.86]) by fed1rmmtao06.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.06.01 201-2131-130-101-20060113) with ESMTP id <20060413191836.LGSO18224.fed1rmmtao06.cox.net@workdog>; Thu, 13 Apr 2006 15:18:36 -0400 From: "Gayn Winters" To: "'Svein Halvor Halvorsen'" , "'Bob Johnson'" Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:20:07 -0700 Organization: Bristol Systems Inc. Message-ID: <001e01c65f2f$4976c560$6501a8c0@workdog> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4024 In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:43:13 +0000 Cc: 'Kris Kennaway' , bobo1009@mailtest2.eng.ufl.edu, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, portmgr@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Wanted: Flash player for .... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: gayn.winters@bristolsystems.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 19:18:38 -0000 Bristol Systems Inc. 714/532-6776 www.bristolsystems.com > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of > Svein Halvor Halvorsen > Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 11:17 AM > To: Bob Johnson > Cc: portmgr@freebsd.org; bobo1009@mailtest2.eng.ufl.edu; > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Kris Kennaway > Subject: Re: Wanted: Flash player for .... > > > On 4/13/06, Bob Johnson wrote: > > I think that if only one person questions this, their > response will be > > that there aren't enough FreeBSD users to worry about. If several > > question it (politely), it might get a little attention somewhere > > above the front-line customer service level. > > > > Anyway, the answer I got is not highly enlightening. The most > > significant paragraph (I think): > > > > Please note that it is your option whether to install > Flash Player > > on your FreeBSD; however, please note that we cannot provide > > you with any technical support, warranties or remedies for the > > software, although it is clearly stated on the End User License > > Agreement, the only authorized operating systems where you > > may download and install Flash Player. > > > > I'm pretty sure they are telling me that is up to me > whether or not I > > break the law. I already knew that. > > When I emailed them about this, I was first told that FreeBSD was not > tested and therefor not supported. But when I clarified my question, > stating that the issue is a legal one, not a technical one, they told > me thet the EULA must be respected. (What else could they have said?). > > They were understanding, though, and asked me to file a feature > request for the Flash team, to support FreeBSD, which I did. > After reading the Adobe licensing FAQs http://www.macromedia.com/licensing/distribution/faq/ It seems to me that the proper route would be via a special license request rather than a feature request. This would probably get to someone in their legal department who could decide if a change in the EULA is easier that a special FreeBSD license (which would have to get distributed with the port or package.) On the cited page there is a link to a form for such special license requests. I don't know who the right person within the FreeBSD community is to make such a request.... -gayn Bristol Systems Inc. 714/532-6776 www.bristolsystems.com