Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 20:37:03 -0500 From: Eric Schuele <e.schuele@computer.org> To: Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org> Cc: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org>, Joseph Vella <satyam@sklinks.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wanted: Flash player for <browser_of_choice>.... Message-ID: <443C59BF.60901@computer.org> In-Reply-To: <20060411204721.S35382@tripel.monochrome.org> References: <443BB35B.6050801@computer.org> <200604111628.49416.satyam@sklinks.com> <443C3E9C.4090505@computer.org> <20060412003033.GB62410@thought.org> <20060411204721.S35382@tripel.monochrome.org>
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Chris Hill wrote: > On Tue, 11 Apr 2006, Gary Kline wrote: > >> On Tue, Apr 11, 2006 at 06:41:16PM -0500, Eric Schuele wrote: >>> Joseph Vella wrote: >>>> On Tuesday 11 April 2006 06:47, Eric Schuele wrote: >>>>> [Hoping this isn't too OT for the list] >>>>> >>>>> So... now that www/linux-flashplugin* are gone, I was hoping to get >>>>> opinions on which alternative flashplayer(s) are reasonably good. >>>>> I use >>>>> firefox and would prefer a plugin for it... but am generally >>>>> interested >>>>> in the state of any flash player. I know there are a handful in >>>>> ports, >>>>> just wanted some opinions. >>>>> >>>>> Could anyone please offer their opinion on >>>>> - which alternative they are using >>>>> - why >>>>> - comment(s) on installation ease (or lack thereof) >>>>> - is it a standalone or plugin >>>>> >>>> >>>> I missed it. Why is www/linux-flashplugin* gone? >>> >>> From /usr/ports/UPDATING: >>> >>> 20060408: >>> AFFECTS: users of www/linux-flashplugin* >>> AUTHOR: hrs@FreeBSD.org >>> >>> These ports have been removed because the End User License Agreement >>> explicitly forbids to run the Flash Player on FreeBSD. >>> For more details, see >>> http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/license/desktop/ > >> Good grief! Is this even under linux-emulatio? Oughtta read >> the URL. WHat a pain! > > Seriously. But there it is, in section 3.a.(D) of the given URL: > "You may not use the Software on ... any operating system that > is not an Authorized Operating System." > > I wonder why Macromedia felt the need to pay their lawyers to add this > clause. I will email them and ask, if I can find a way to do so. > > Serious question: If one already happened to have this package > installed, could he hold onto it by editing pkgtools.conf to contain > HOLD_PKGS = [ > 'linuxpluginwrapper*', > ] > > ? Legally? I'm no lawyer... but the EULA seems rather explicit. I'd say no. Would that hold it? Well yes, I believe so. (Or at least something very similar). In fact you could go so far (not that I'm condoning it) as to tuck the distfiles away. Either way... I hope somehow they see fit to loosen the language a bit in the future. > > Thanks. > > -- > Chris Hill chris@monochrome.org > ** [ Busy Expunging <|> ] > -- Regards, Eric
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