Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 00:15:23 +0300 From: Angelin Lalev <lalev@sv-bg.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using Flash on FreeBSD [Fwd: Macromedia Customer Service Request [8564611]] Message-ID: <20060601001523.6a776070@fence> In-Reply-To: <200605311335.54004.don.hinton@vanderbilt.edu> References: <200605311335.54004.don.hinton@vanderbilt.edu>
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On Wed, 31 May 2006 13:35:53 -0500 Don Hinton <don.hinton@vanderbilt.edu> wrote: > Hi: > > When trying to upgrade Flash, I ran into the following in the > UPDATING file: > > 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/. > > So I contacted Adobe, see below, and according to the customer > service rep, Astrid C. Villanueva, there is not problem with using > Flash on FreeBSD, it's just not supported. > > Therefore, would it be possible to add it back to the ports? > > thanks... > don > > ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- > > Subject: Macromedia Customer Service Request [8564611] > Date: Wednesday 31 May 2006 13:33 > From: "Service" <service@macromedia.com> > To: "don hinton" <don.hinton@vanderbilt.edu> > > Hi again Don, > > Thank you for writing back and for the clarification provided. > > I understand your feedback on the compatibility of Flash Player on > FreeBSD. > > Please note that Flash Player is not supported in FreeBSD, thus it not > mentioned on the End User License Agreement that Flash Player can be > downloaded and installed on the operating system. It is not that the > web player is prohibited in FreeBSD, but the operating system itself > is not compatible with Player. > > Please note that it is your option whether to install Flash Player on > your FreeBSD; however, please note that we cannot provide you with > any technical support, warranties or remedies for the software, > although it is clearly stated on the End User License Agreement, the > only authorized operating systems where you may download and install > Flash Player. > > To view the System Requirements of Flash Player, you may go to: > > http://www.macromedia.com/software/flashplayer/productinfo/systemreqs/ > > In connection with this, if you would like to make suggestions or > comments on how we can improve future versions of our software, or to > report possible "bugs" in our current versions, please visit: > > http://www.macromedia.com/support/email/wishform/ > > Your comments, suggestions, and ideas for improvements are very > important to us. We appreciate you taking the time to send us this > information. > > I hope this additional information helps. > > Thank you for your patience on this matter. > > Should you have further concerns, feel free to write us back. > > Regards, > > Astrid C. Villanueva > Customer Service > Macromedia, now part of Adobe Systems > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Please use your incident number 8564611 in any correspondence with us. > > Customer Service at Macromedia, now part of Adobe Systems > > http://www.macromedia.com/support/service/ > > Note concerning Attachments: Please do not send attachments in a > reply to this email. Instead, can you please contact the support > agent to make arrangements to send your files. Thank you. > > ------------------------------------------------------- > Have you tried gnash? /usr/ports/graphics/gnash
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