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Cc: Peter <petermatulis@yahoo.ca>, White Hat <pigskin_referee@yahoo.com>,
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Subject: Re: Firefox+Flash
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Chuck Swiger wrote:
> On Sep 14, 2006, at 3:23 PM, Peter wrote:
>> Yes, the Flash issue is a real bummer.  It is best *not* to show your
>> friends that when you introduce them to FBSD.
> 
> Why?  Is there some reason that you or they want to watch ads?
> 
> I can't think of a single site that I use that needs Flash; I don't
> install it even on a Windows or MacOS X box.

I don't have the need for Flash either. Youtube and Google Video should
provide their videos in a proper way.
I still believe in dynamic SVG for clear animations. You can watch one
of those on the Opera site about SVG, it's great.
Nobody needs proprietary binary formats on the Internet.

--jona