From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 15 22:11:49 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 160811065670 for ; Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:11:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pit@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us) Received: from cpoproxy1-pub.bluehost.com (cpoproxy1-pub.bluehost.com [69.89.21.11]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D597A8FC14 for ; Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:11:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 8974 invoked by uid 0); 15 Jun 2010 22:11:48 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO box264.bluehost.com) (69.89.31.64) by cpoproxy1.bluehost.com with SMTP; 15 Jun 2010 22:11:48 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=default; d=joseph-a-nagy-jr.us; h=Message-ID:Date:Disposition-Notification-To:From:To:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Disposition:Content-Transfer-Encoding:User-Agent:X-Identified-User; b=d65+3SCjBzTyYszzPmGcN2pdDhmsnPWrm2nuDSkUKjrdFbIGc5Fse3XF7oNAnrYnflzLw1MEn3UhnnY62xgoL8VXu9A6MxmrspKzeW2fcAnV40P8cQIz8Qqe0fnno37W; Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]) by box264.bluehost.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OOeMG-0007ir-40 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:11:48 -0600 Received: from 206.74.86.236 ([206.74.86.236]) by mail.joseph-a-nagy-jr.us (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:11:47 -0600 Message-ID: <20100615161147.j4gokl7rk8sgwssw@mail.joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:11:47 -0600 From: Programmer in Training To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20100615211740.GA50967@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100615154956.cfz6ip454w8gcco4@mail.joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> <07A440BE-D29A-44CA-9F2D-16D1314A8B24@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <07A440BE-D29A-44CA-9F2D-16D1314A8B24@mac.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1.6) X-Identified-User: {2250:box264.bluehost.com:ameliora:joseph-a-nagy-jr.us} {sentby:smtp auth 127.0.0.1 authed with pit@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us} Subject: Re: concerning flash under freebsd X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:11:49 -0000 Quoting Chuck Swiger : > On Jun 15, 2010, at 2:49 PM, Programmer in Training wrote: > [ ... ] >> While that may be, try telling that to your 4 yr old nephew who =20 >> likes to play those flash based games on PBS Kids. Almost all =20 >> Internet video has moved to flash as well (such as all the sermons =20 >> on sermons.net which my church uses). Flash is buggy, I'll give you =20 >> that, but "Don't install it." is not an option for a lot of people. > > Adobe supports Windows, MacOSX, Linux, and Solaris (from =20 > http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions ). If it is =20 > important to you that Flash works well, you should either persuade =20 > Adobe to provide a FreeBSD version, or you should switch to using =20 > one of the platforms on which Flash is supported. > > Regards, > -- > -Chuck I had little of the problems described in the original post (aside =20 from needing an alias for killing flash, I never actually thought of =20 making one until now). It doesn't change the fact that "Don't install =20 it." isn't a valid option. I also take issue with the "well use a =20 supported OS" schtick. I will tell Adobe to provide a FreeBSD-native =20 release, though it would be nice to know I won't be the only one. I'm =20 actually going right now to do so. Who's with me? --=20 Yours in Christ, PIT All original content (C) under the OWL http://owl.apotheon.org Emails are not formal business letters, whatever businesses may want. Please do not CC me. If I'm posting to a list it is because I am subscribed.