From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 11 18:50:08 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51DE316A419 for ; Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:50:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lreid@cs.okstate.edu) Received: from a.cs.okstate.edu (a.cs.okstate.edu [139.78.113.1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3416113C4E8 for ; Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:50:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lreid@cs.okstate.edu) Received: from [172.18.0.232] (showcase.tulsatech.org [70.168.226.150]) by a.cs.okstate.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9AD8C154ED1; Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:52:09 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <47B0985A.2030804@cs.okstate.edu> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:47:54 -0600 From: Reid Linnemann User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070926) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jonathan McKeown References: <47AFC80B.8090303@gmail.com> <47B05C7A.80602@pacific.net.sg> <200802111540.34420.wundram@beenic.net> <200802112036.50352.jonathan+freebsd-questions@hst.org.za> In-Reply-To: <200802112036.50352.jonathan+freebsd-questions@hst.org.za> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: what happened to linuxflashplugin? 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: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:50:08 -0000 Written by Jonathan McKeown on 02/11/08 12:36>> > On Monday 11 February 2008 16:40, Heiko Wundram (Beenic) wrote: >> Am Montag, 11. Februar 2008 15:32:26 schrieb Erich Dollansky: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Reid Linnemann wrote: >>> >>>> These ports have been removed because the End User License Agreement >>>> explicitly forbids to run the Flash Player on FreeBSD. >>>> For more details, see >>>> http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/license/desktop/. >>> I could not find the word FreeBSD in the license agreement. >>> >>> BSD also does not appear there. >> Read this (in the license agreement): >> >> """... >> For the avoidance of doubt, no embedded or device versions of the above >> operating systems, or any other operating systems, are included as >> Authorized Operating Systems. >> ... >> 2.1 You may install and use the Software on a single desktop or laptop >> computer that runs an Authorized Operating System. A license for the >> Software may not be shared, installed or used concurrently on different >> computers. """ > > OK, I followed the link above and was redirected to > . I followed the link to Flash > and found: > > 2.1 General Use. You may install and Use a copy of the Software on your > compatible Computer, up to the Permitted Number of computers. The Software > may not be shared, installed or used concurrently on different computers. See > Section 3 for important restrictions on the Use of Adobe Reader and Web > Players. > > and the restriction under section 3: > > 3.1 Web Player Prohibited Devices. You may not Use any Web Player on any > non-PC device or with any embedded or device version of any operating system. > > I didn't wade through every word of the agreement, but as far as I can see, > the licence everyone is talking about appears not to exist - and this, > apparently the replacement, seems to be dated 20060607. > > Are we sure the licence still bans FreeBSD? > > Jonathan The information I posted appears to be irrelevant now; from http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=ports/96374 the license issue appears to be resolved, but FreeBSD is still not permitted to "distribute" linux-flashplugin, that right being reserved by "authorized" operating systems and thus requiring the restricted flag. But they don't prohibit individual user from grabbing flash for FreeBSD on their own.