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Date:      Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:02:49 -0700
From:      Charlie Kester <corky1951@comcast.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: concerning flash under freebsd
Message-ID:  <20100616010249.GD527@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To: <20100615161147.j4gokl7rk8sgwssw@mail.joseph-a-nagy-jr.us>
References:  <AANLkTikVilkrvnNMTQ_wvB8AzX31_sUvpcykcv07E3Wf@mail.gmail.com> <20100615211740.GA50967@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100615154956.cfz6ip454w8gcco4@mail.joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> <07A440BE-D29A-44CA-9F2D-16D1314A8B24@mac.com> <20100615161147.j4gokl7rk8sgwssw@mail.joseph-a-nagy-jr.us>

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On Tue 15 Jun 2010 at 15:11:47 PDT Programmer in Training wrote:


>"Don't install it." isn't a valid option.  

Sure it is.  The fact that it's an option you don't want to accept
doesn't make it invalid.

>I also take issue with the "well use a supported OS" schtick. I will
>tell Adobe to provide a FreeBSD-native release, though it would be nice
>to know I won't be the only one. I'm actually going right now to do so.
>Who's with me?

Actually, you're starting down a well-trodden path.  Many people have
already asked Adobe for a FreeBSD-native release, and Adobe has never
seen fit to do so.  The FreeBSD desktop market is apparently too small
to make it worth their while.  That's a perfectly valid position for
them to take, no matter how much we might dislike it.

And "Use a supported OS if you want Flash" isn't a schtick.  It's
eminently practical advice, from people who have tried but don't see any
way the situation on FreeBSD is likely to change.




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