Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:39:55 +0200 From: Martin Tournoij <carpetsmoker@rwxrwxrwx.net> To: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Stop Adobe Flash Petition Message-ID: <20080626103955.GA28128@rwxrwxrwx.net>
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Sign it here: http://www.petitiononline.com/0034655a/petition.html The number of Adobe Flash sites are growing, and an increasing amount of sites will simply cease to function when Flash is disabled or unavailable. I would like to call to all web developers to (re)consider their use of Flash, while it does have place on the web, it is often used in the wrong way, on the wrong place, in a badly implemented manner. Why I dislike flash: o It often adds little or nothing to a website, most things can often be achieved with either CSS or Javascript (or a combination) which suffer from much less problems. o Flash is not usable, for example it often breaks the back button, "find in page" does not work, setting font size does not work, and many more. o Browser settings such as font size, enabling/disabled sound in web pages etc. do not apply to flash, leaving the page's designer, not the user, in control of the browser. o Flash is not accessible, screen readers, braille displays etc. often have serious difficulty accessing flash pages. o Progressive enhancement is difficult to achieve with flash, unlike for example CSS or Javascript, flash is binary data which interacts poorly with HTML. o Flash is not supported on all operating systems, and only on a very limited set of architectures. o Flash is slow, if you do not have a new $1000 PC but a somewhat older "office PC" flash can be a serious performance hit. o There are a number of security issues with flash, and Adobe has never seemed to quick/concerned to fix them. o Animation is annoying, I want to access information, not watch a "cool" animation. Sincerely, The Undersigned -- Martin Tournoij carpetsmoker@rwxrwxrwx.net http://www.daemonforums.org QOTD: I would have made a good pope. -- Richard Nixon
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