Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 12:05:43 +0200 (CEST) From: Marc van Woerkom <marc.vanwoerkom@science-factory.com> To: kuku@gilberto.physik.RWTH-Aachen.DE Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: netscape plugins Message-ID: <20000810100543.AD9062077@nil.science-factory.com> In-Reply-To: <20000810102201.A47780@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de> (message from Christoph Kukulies on Thu, 10 Aug 2000 10:22:01 %2B0200) References: <20000810102201.A47780@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
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> For one, is there a way to masqerade as being another OS (like Linux) -
> I know, FreeBSDers don't like that from their nonconformistic attitude
> anyway :-) but just a 'small lie' out of necessity.
The OS is probably inferred from the information the browser tells
about itself in the HTTP header.
See this
http://people.freebsd.org/~3d/screenshots/chameleon.jpg
and the three Netscape versions (FreeBSD, Linux, Win32) that run at once.
> OTOH, if anyone has a compiled list of the most common plugins that work
> under FreeBSD please could you post them here.
I use the Linux netscape under FreeBSD for use with the FLASH plugin
(animations work, sound works as well) or the RealAudio plugin.
Even Win32 netscape is able to use the Win32 RealAudio plugin
http://people.freebsd.org/~3d/screenshots/chameleon2.jpg
I would prefer native FreeBSD versions, but let's face it, the
FreeBSD version of the Netscape browser has even more bugs than
the Linux version (which sucks itself regarding Java) - try it
on Slashdot and it coredumps soon.
There was a FreeBSD Flash plugin replacement, but at the time I
tried it, it did not work.
And we have no recent RealPlayer (one that groks G2 formatted streams)
as well.
To be honest I see not much light here.
Possibly the best that might be achievable without support from
the companies is getting a nice native built Mozilla that mangages
to use Linux plugins.
Regards,
Marc
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