Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:17:54 -0400 From: Mike Meyer <mwm-keyword-freebsdhackers2.e313df@mired.org> To: Naram Qashat <cyberbotx@cyberbotx.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Julian Stacey <jhs@berklix.org>, Mark Carlson <carlsonmark@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Lack of Flash support is no longer acceptable. Bounty established... Message-ID: <20080624181754.6af765d8@bhuda.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <48613EBA.507@cyberbotx.com> References: <200806241817.m5OIHLYU086621@fire.js.berklix.net> <48613EBA.507@cyberbotx.com>
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On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:36:42 -0400 Naram Qashat <cyberbotx@cyberbotx.com> wrote: > Julian Stacey wrote: > > "Mark Carlson" wrote: > >> On 6/19/08, John Kozubik <john@kozubik.com> wrote: > > ..... Elided ... > >>> [1] Since we're all probably already running Linux Binary > >>> Compat anyway... > >> I've found wine + firefox + flash to work for everything I've tried so > > > > Do you have a "How To" RTFM Cook book / script URL please ? > > I'd like to chime in here and say there is nothing special to get this > configuration to work. Download the Windows version of Firefox and install it > via Wine, then download the Windows version of Flash for Firefox and install > that with Wine. Once you do that, you have Flash in Firefox using Wine. Like > has been said, Wine is far from perfect, but this works great until a native > Flash can be made for FreeBSD. Not only that, but you've restricted Flash's access to your Wine environment. Give that it - by design - loads and executes code from unknown and hence untrustworthy individuals, this is a good thing in and of itself. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent Network/Unix/Perforce consultant, email for more information. O< ascii ribbon campaign - stop html mail - www.asciiribbon.org
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