From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 11 12:07:22 2005 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 C8F2316A422 for ; Sun, 11 Dec 2005 12:07:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from smtp3.suscom.net (smtp3.suscom.net [64.78.119.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7B3A43D5A for ; Sun, 11 Dec 2005 12:07:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from localhost (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by smtp3.suscom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29D7E2115FD for ; Sun, 11 Dec 2005 07:07:20 -0500 (EST) Received: from smtp3.suscom.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp3.suscom.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 14720-07-4 for ; Sun, 11 Dec 2005 07:07:13 -0500 (EST) Received: from seibercom.net (ip148.217.susc.suscom.net [216.45.217.148]) by smtp3.suscom.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 41B9C2115FF for ; Sun, 11 Dec 2005 07:07:13 -0500 (EST) Received: from [192.168.0.2] (//gerard [192.168.0.2]) by seibercom.net (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jBBC7Dq4005441 for ; Sun, 11 Dec 2005 07:07:13 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 07:07:15 -0500 From: Gerard Seibert To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sender: gerard@seibercom.net Organization: Seibercom.net In-Reply-To: <200512101853.25399.kstewart@owt.com> References: <20051210224528.GB11512@thought.org> <200512101853.25399.kstewart@owt.com> X-Face: "\j?x](l|]4p?-1Bf@!wN<&p=$.}^k-HgL}cJKbQZ3r#Ar]\%U(#6}'?<3s7%(%(gxJxxcR nSNPNr*/^~StawWU9KDJ-CT0k$f#@t2^K&BS_f|?ZV/.7Q Message-Id: <20051211065812.FEDD.GERARD@seibercom.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Becky! ver. 2.23 [en] X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at suscom.net Subject: Re: Flash no longer displayed in Firefox X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 12:07:23 -0000 On Saturday, December 10, 2005 9:53:25 PM Kent Stewart Subject: Re: Flash no longer displayed in Firefox Wrote these words of wisdom: > One of the sad parts is that half of the real plugins for firefox are > only available on Windows 2000/XP. ***** REPLY SEPARATOR ***** On 10/11/2005 5:29:42 PM, Gerard Replied: Yes, it is a real conundrum. It is ironic when you consider that a product built by supporters of open source software are actually giving greater support for an OS that is not open source. I guess when you filter in the very real possibility that many users of Win32 are children, or users who do not wish to learn the intricacies of running a *nix OS, and in all probability would never be able to hurdle the obstacles that abound in such use, the fact that non Win32 OS's are not better supported is not surprising. Just my 2ยข. -- Gerard Seibert gerard@seibercom.net "When authorities warn you of the sinfulness of sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities." Matt Groening