From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 6 13:56:49 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 53F29106566C for ; Sun, 6 Jul 2008 13:56:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eculp@encontacto.net) Received: from ns2.bafirst.com (72-12-2-19.static.networktel.net [72.12.2.19]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04E178FC19 for ; Sun, 6 Jul 2008 13:56:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eculp@encontacto.net) Received: from HOME.encontacto.net ([189.190.8.164]) by ns2.bafirst.com with esmtp; Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:56:41 -0500 id 000D552D.4870CF1A.00001170 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (uid 80) by HOME.encontacto.net with local; Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:56:36 -0500 id 0004AC27.4870CF14.0001740D Received: from dsl-189-190-8-164.prod-infinitum.com.mx (dsl-189-190-8-164.prod-infinitum.com.mx [189.190.8.164]) by intranet.encontacto.net (Horde Framework) with HTTP; Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:56:36 -0500 Message-ID: <20080706085636.280786wmdmf7wq3c@intranet.encontacto.net> Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:56:36 -0500 From: eculp To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org References: <20080619135114.Y1807@kozubik.com> <20080620083906.71332251xw1ckmu8@webmail.leidinger.net> <1213972236.1505.14.camel@scotth.emsphone.com> <20080624083829.T1807@kozubik.com> <20080624121734.171218nrcilz164k@intranet.encontacto.net> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.2-cvs) Subject: Re: Lack of Flash support is no longer acceptable. alternatives? X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:56:49 -0000 Quoting Marcin Cieslak : > eculp wrote: >> Quoting John Kozubik : > >> Thanks, for reminding me but I will put another 100 dollars for the =20 >> same but I need it to work on FreeBSD 7 and 8, amd64 and i386 =20 >> although if justifiable I could get by without amd64 but would =20 >> rather not. (My > > A secret binary under NDA will not make users on all architectures =20 > happy (yes, you can compile once, but maintain the port...?). > > I hope that alternatives (silverlight / moonlight) and gnash will =20 > make matters better. Recent gnash snapshots are getting much more =20 > usable (0.8.2rc played Youtube movies just fine). > > Gnash has also some nice features - whitelist/blacklist and =20 > debugging so that you can see what URL's is your SWF really =20 > accessing. (I have blacklisted some YT statistics immediately). =20 > Another feature I like is that movies do not have to autostart - you =20 > can play them when you click them. This saves a lot of trouble with =20 > hanging/crashing SWF's. Plus, gnash runs as a separate standalone =20 > process, so a crash is not that bad. I assume it doesn't do any flash 8+ sites, does it? Sites are =20 changing to require flash [8,9] daily:( Youtube works fine with the =20 flash7 plugin. Some bounties have been offered, there was one for 200 dls. and I =20 offered to add 100 more. It was focused on the flashplugin but =20 anything that a regular user (read wives) could use without =20 complaining, would be great, EMO. Maybe someone who is a commiter and =20 would take charge of judging and paying the bounty, I feel others =20 would chip in and maybe we could make it worthwhile. Thanks, ed