From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 7 22:58:25 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0EF701065679 for ; Sat, 7 Jun 2008 22:58:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D78EB8FC0A for ; Sat, 7 Jun 2008 22:58:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1K57Me-0007eB-HJ for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:58:24 +0000 Received: from 4be54-4-82-234-154-189.fbx.proxad.net ([82.234.154.189]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:58:24 +0000 Received: from jaj by 4be54-4-82-234-154-189.fbx.proxad.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:58:24 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Jona Joachim Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 22:58:15 +0000 (UTC) Lines: 32 Message-ID: References: <200806071500.28001.derek.graham@att.net> <11167f520806071333r7d51192at3bdcc5e63cb6766@mail.gmail.com> <20080608000350.00006173@westmark> X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 4be54-4-82-234-154-189.fbx.proxad.net User-Agent: slrn/0.9.8.1 (FreeBSD) Sender: news Subject: Re: Flashplugin 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: Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:58:25 -0000 On 2008-06-07, Dick Hoogendijk wrote: > On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 15:33:26 -0500 > "Sam Fourman Jr." wrote: > >> use Firefox for Windows and use wine, then install the windows Flash 9 >> plugin > > People choosing FreeBSD shouldn't be "forced" to run windowish > solution. The OS is not supported. That's a major problem in these > modern times, although lots of fbsd people tend to say it is not. > That's not everyday's live however. FreeBSD does not make the web. Flash is a big pain IMO. The Flash question has been asked *a lot* of times on this list. The answer usually boils down to "use www/nspluginwrapper" or "use linux-firefox". Both "solutions" are far from optimal. My solution is to simply ignore Flash content. It makes your "online experience" much more enjoyable. This is my personal choice of course. I think it is rather reducing when you have to beg unkind vendors to eventually consider that you exist. I don't think proprietary binary formats have their place on the web. The WWW is an information exchange platform, why would you want to diffuse information around the globe when you know that a lot of people will not be able to decipher it? It's a bit arrogant I think. Jona -- Pond-erosa Puff wouldn't take no guff Water oughta be clean and free So he fought the fight and he set things right With his OpenBSD