Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:11:47 -0600 From: Programmer in Training <pit@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: concerning flash under freebsd Message-ID: <20100615161147.j4gokl7rk8sgwssw@mail.joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> In-Reply-To: <07A440BE-D29A-44CA-9F2D-16D1314A8B24@mac.com> References: <AANLkTikVilkrvnNMTQ_wvB8AzX31_sUvpcykcv07E3Wf@mail.gmail.com> <20100615211740.GA50967@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100615154956.cfz6ip454w8gcco4@mail.joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> <07A440BE-D29A-44CA-9F2D-16D1314A8B24@mac.com>
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Quoting Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>: > On Jun 15, 2010, at 2:49 PM, Programmer in Training wrote: > [ ... ] >> While that may be, try telling that to your 4 yr old nephew who =20 >> likes to play those flash based games on PBS Kids. Almost all =20 >> Internet video has moved to flash as well (such as all the sermons =20 >> on sermons.net which my church uses). Flash is buggy, I'll give you =20 >> that, but "Don't install it." is not an option for a lot of people. > > Adobe supports Windows, MacOSX, Linux, and Solaris (from =20 > http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions ). If it is =20 > important to you that Flash works well, you should either persuade =20 > Adobe to provide a FreeBSD version, or you should switch to using =20 > one of the platforms on which Flash is supported. > > Regards, > -- > -Chuck I had little of the problems described in the original post (aside =20 from needing an alias for killing flash, I never actually thought of =20 making one until now). It doesn't change the fact that "Don't install =20 it." isn't a valid option. I also take issue with the "well use a =20 supported OS" schtick. I will tell Adobe to provide a FreeBSD-native =20 release, though it would be nice to know I won't be the only one. I'm =20 actually going right now to do so. Who's with me? --=20 Yours in Christ, PIT All original content (C) under the OWL http://owl.apotheon.org Emails are not formal business letters, whatever businesses may want. Please do not CC me. If I'm posting to a list it is because I am subscribed.
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