Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:45:39 +1000 From: Da Rock <rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Adobe Flash Player Petition Message-ID: <1207784739.16346.191.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20080409110037.2eda74d8@scorpio> References: <20080409091646.3a460385.herbert.raimund@gmx.net> <20080409131150.B1772@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20080409110037.2eda74d8@scorpio>
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On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 11:00 -0400, Gerard wrote: > On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 13:15:50 +0200 (CEST) > Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote: > > > > PLEASE CONTACT ADOBE. TELL THEM TO RELEASE A FLASH PLUGIN FOR > > > FREEBSD. > > >There are more and more websites you cannot even enter without a > > >running Flash Player. > > > > so don't watch them. their author definitely are not interested in > > providing real information, as it can't go without flash. > > > > while there is a lot of pages that are unreadable without flash, non > > of them contain useful informations. > > I find that assumption grossly inaccurate. I have experienced > difficulties numerous times trying to access financial institutions > without a working flash plug-in. I just had another bad experience with > a linksys site using Opera: > > http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_CASupport_C1&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1175238286492&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper&lid=8649286492H30&displaypage=download > > The lack of an easy to install and maintain flash program is one of the > main reasons I maintain a WinXP machine. Not the only reason perhaps, > but nevertheless an important one. Pity you would think that you have to corrupt your network with this machine! At least you could use linux... > > > > If many of the BSD community ask for it, they probably will > > >release a BSD Version.. > > > > they should do it alone, not be asked for it. they know that FreeBSD > > exist, and they know that it's just matter of recompiling. But they > > don't release FreeBSD version. so they don't willingly. > > > > They are not idiots, and they already calculated well if providing > > FreeBSD version will be good for them of not. > > > > > > don't be anyone's slave and simply don't use this crap at all. > > whatever you use freebsd or not > >
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