From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 12 02:59:51 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 7370516A401 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 02:59:51 +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 D403B43D49 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 02:59:50 +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 k3C2xf2d063037; Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:59:41 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id k3C2xela063036; Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:59:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline) Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:59:40 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Eric Schuele Message-ID: <20060412025940.GA62976@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> <20060412013527.GD62410@thought.org> <443C5D45.4020006@computer.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <443C5D45.4020006@computer.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: Gary Kline , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 02:59:51 -0000 On Tue, Apr 11, 2006 at 08:52:05PM -0500, Eric Schuele wrote: > Gary Kline wrote: > > 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? > > There are a few in ports. Though I was hoping (via this thread) to get > opinions on which were good. Presently, I'm experimenting > (unsuccessfully) with gnash. > > > I'm read to volunteer. > > What is gnash? (Or should I just poke around!) ...I've seen the GNU shock/flash/<> port and figured it was the only thing remotely resembling the flashwave stuff. --Um, I should say, straight away, that audio/vidio is not among my strengths. But point me at any ancillary or miscellaneous code and I either have it or can put it ' together. --My strenths are porting, testing, general systems analysis, and (very old) driver hacking. What are the other ports you know of that we could leverage off? thanks, gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix