From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 11 20:05:36 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 532FE16A41A for ; Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:05:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from oscartheduck@gmail.com) Received: from el-out-1112.google.com (el-out-1112.google.com [209.85.162.183]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F4CF13C45B for ; Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:05:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from oscartheduck@gmail.com) Received: by el-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id r27so1756090ele.3 for ; Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:05:35 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=X4vFb9rzqM2odKwA4Fm/L3/h2nKx27iKnkhT3hFN98E=; b=VMeyryDvy8+/NRrltmphWRzy+qOjvHNNF/AGWOFzp8HHrQ71mRzs3hBZBBV1fj+qB1TVVJiPcFVLbjxhToD6/gUDKgBj2lv/ES8u/sltNAsaCt8nMfZH/eMZop1XOSZlMfDsFNyBvjRm5sqhU2qIcYAem7WuWlIrJT8GpoWRqbs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=ehJS6yjE9V3n90sqIMpBE5hw+LIrLIzB1FvWSO3VnVWWgy6tqCDvvvDqAWZlhIbjaL0oz/uPzMyrlDn+vA3YDSruod7qj1rJegQmUHiqlVqSAK1PTKCsTBLQJpIveAT5Mh5nPUMt6PRo6kMYZMfR9rMgxesJ+qX+OMA9qn3SCiM= Received: by 10.142.214.5 with SMTP id m5mr340428wfg.146.1202760334335; Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:05:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from pclmills.lanl.gov ( [69.254.137.131]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 30sm5002556wfc.6.2008.02.11.12.05.32 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:05:33 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <47B096C4.8030000@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:41:08 -0700 From: James User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071031) 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; format=flowed 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 20:05:36 -0000 Jonathan McKeown wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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" > > I read the license and noted the same thing, which is why I went ahead and installed the linux flash plugin with a clear licensual conscience, though feeling a small pang of guilt as my inner RMS yelled at me. Maybe we should ask the maintainer to reevaluate the license? James