From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 12 01:35:56 2006 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 335CE16A408 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 01:35:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 307B943D70 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 01:35:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tao.thought.org (8.13.4/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k3C1ZTRQ062741; Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:35:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id k3C1ZS9b062740; Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:35:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline) Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:35:27 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Chris Hill Message-ID: <20060412013527.GD62410@thought.org> References: <443BB35B.6050801@computer.org> <200604111628.49416.satyam@sklinks.com> <443C3E9C.4090505@computer.org> <20060412003033.GB62410@thought.org> <20060411204721.S35382@tripel.monochrome.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060411204721.S35382@tripel.monochrome.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: Observing 19+ years of service to the Unix community Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Gary Kline , Joseph Vella , Eric Schuele Subject: Re: Wanted: Flash player for .... 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: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 01:35:56 -0000 On Tue, Apr 11, 2006 at 08:53:23PM -0400, Chris Hill wrote: > On Tue, 11 Apr 2006, Gary Kline wrote: > > >On Tue, Apr 11, 2006 at 06:41:16PM -0500, Eric Schuele wrote: > >>Joseph Vella wrote: > >>>On Tuesday 11 April 2006 06:47, Eric Schuele wrote: > >>>>[Hoping this isn't too OT for the list] > >>>> > >>>>So... now that www/linux-flashplugin* are gone, I was hoping to get > >>>>opinions on which alternative flashplayer(s) are reasonably good. I use > >>>>firefox and would prefer a plugin for it... but am generally interested > >>>>in the state of any flash player. I know there are a handful in ports, > >>>>just wanted some opinions. > >>>> > >>>>Could anyone please offer their opinion on > >>>> - which alternative they are using > >>>> - why > >>>> - comment(s) on installation ease (or lack thereof) > >>>> - is it a standalone or plugin > >>>> > >>> > >>>I missed it. Why is www/linux-flashplugin* gone? > >> > >>From /usr/ports/UPDATING: > >> > >>20060408: > >> AFFECTS: users of www/linux-flashplugin* > >> AUTHOR: hrs@FreeBSD.org > >> > >> 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/ > > > Good grief! Is this even under linux-emulatio? Oughtta read > > the URL. WHat a pain! > > Seriously. But there it is, in section 3.a.(D) of the given URL: > "You may not use the Software on ... any operating system that > is not an Authorized Operating System." > > I wonder why Macromedia felt the need to pay their lawyers to add this > clause. I will email them and ask, if I can find a way to do so. > > Serious question: If one already happened to have this package > installed, could he hold onto it by editing pkgtools.conf to contain > HOLD_PKGS = [ > 'linuxpluginwrapper*', > ] > > ? > I don't see why the above wouldn't work; there are a few ports I have in the HOLD_PKGS list. They're still working. I've done some hacking the past few weeks on tools to aide HTML stuff for books I'll soon put up, so I haven't quit programming altgether. Sooooo: what's the consensus on *us* andor the open-src community getting together and doing our own free version of this shock/flash stuff? I'm read to volunteer. gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix