Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 09:20:47 -0400 From: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> To: Thomas Mueller <mueller23@insightbb.com> Cc: Volodymyr Kostyrko <c.kworr@gmail.com>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: flashplugin 11.2r202.238 Message-ID: <CAF6rxgmj7Q77g0NKxhAHL3SWTu=XM-jbFLztKq%2BqVN0gOVYPfA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <23.1B.17144.759FF605@smtp01.insight.synacor.com> References: <20121001143321.461de2b2@scorpio> <506A9E3E.1020209@gmail.com> <506D8F5E.2020800@freebsdnorth.com> <20121004110258.3a188bdb@scorpio> <20121004183002.GB70000@kontrol.kode5.net> <20121004151651.4a7bf445@scorpio> <506EB909.6070404@gmail.com> <23.1B.17144.759FF605@smtp01.insight.synacor.com>
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On 6 October 2012 05:26, Thomas Mueller <mueller23@insightbb.com> wrote: > from Volodymyr Kostyrko <c.kworr@gmail.com>: > >> I am still curious how one rebuilds and reinstalls a corrupted port >> installation when backing up would not be desired. Maybe >> t works" is not about flash plugin and never was. > >> 1. Each update fixes another exploit. What about code quality? Would >> there be any progress in it? >> 2. https://github.com/kripken/BananaBread/ works on my computer. Yet my >> computer is too slow to run flash scrollers. Flash is ancient, slow and >> ugly. >> 3. I can run current flash on my computer under windows, but linux >> version has already dumped my hardware. I ought to stick to older one >> for flash support. >> 4. Have you ever tried hitting adobe support forums? Your yell would be >> forgotten quickly. And FreeBSD never was supported by flash. >> 5. Adobe sees no future in flash. End of support of npapi for Linux >> version was already announced. > >> There are a number of projects that try to deal with flash like swfdec, >> gnash or lightscribe. I still think emscripten is a right way to go. > > You say Adobe sees no future in Flash? Yes: http://forwardthinking.pcmag.com/none/290436-why-adobe-is-deflating-flash-html5 > Do you mean for Linux or for MS-Windows and Mac OS too? Both. > What would replace Flash? WOuld it be HTML 5? The latter. -- Eitan Adler
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