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From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu>
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Subject: Re: Firefox+Flash
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On Fri, Sep 15, 2006 at 02:46:19AM +0200, Jona Joachim wrote:

> 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.

Nice thought, but the real world is full of flash, much as it annoys me.

By the way, I didn't find an SVG animation on the Opera page though
it mentioned SVG and hyped it a little.

////jerry

> 
> --jona
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