From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 26 12:48:27 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2BA471065687 for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:48:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from a.j.werven@student.utwente.nl) Received: from smtp.utwente.nl (unknown [IPv6:2001:610:1908:1000:204:23ff:feb5:7e66]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 956888FC1B for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:48:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from a.j.werven@student.utwente.nl) Received: from [130.89.180.123] (vpn180123.student.utwente.nl [130.89.180.123]) by smtp.utwente.nl (8.12.10/SuSE Linux 0.7) with ESMTP id m5QCmCSm032406 for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:48:13 +0200 Message-ID: <48639014.6070203@student.utwente.nl> Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:48:20 +0000 From: "Alphons \"Fonz\" van Werven" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (Windows/20080421) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org References: <20080626103955.GA28128@rwxrwxrwx.net> <20080626132847.abf4caa680k0wwgg@0x20.net> <20080626120141.GA28507@rwxrwxrwx.net> In-Reply-To: <20080626120141.GA28507@rwxrwxrwx.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-UTwente-MailScanner-Information: Scanned by MailScanner. Contact servicedesk@icts.utwente.nl for more information. X-UTwente-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-UTwente-MailScanner-From: a.j.werven@student.utwente.nl X-Spam-Status: No Subject: Re: Stop Adobe Flash Petition X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:48:27 -0000 Martin Tournoij wrote: > I'm not sure why so many sites from big companies use flash, maybe > it's some bigshot suit who thinks he knows best or something... That probably has a lot to do with it. I think it's often not so much the actual webdesigners but rather their customers (i.e. the companies hiring them) who request Flash because it looks good, not having a clue about its disadvantages. Alphons P.S. There was a long thread about this subject on -questions not so long ago, which can probably be found in the archives. -- If riding in an airplane is flying, then riding in a boat is swimming. If you want to experience the element, get out of the vehicle.