On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 04:27:06PM +0100 or thereabouts, George Borisov wrote: > Stephen wrote: > > > > Adobe Flash Player is closed source, but there are other Flash Players. > > The specification is open source. > > True, but none of these players (AFAIK) support Flash 8/9 > formats. (BTW, if they do then please let me know, as I am > getting fed up of the, increasingly more common, "upgrade your > player" notice.)
Well, what should they do, not offer the option to upgrade? Sheesh one can't win. Flash is a moving target these days, as a lot of functionality is being built in to move it from just an animation package to something more dynamic. Since this all started with Flash Player 8 (which was a major rewrite) and 9 is just around the corner, the decision was made to go straight to 9 for Linux. I'd rather it be done right than rushed out the door with a poor implementation. > The original question was specifically about the proprietary player. Weren't you given a web URL right to Adobe website regarding this ? They're working on it actively, in fact one developers blog has an entry regarding the most important person at Adobe these days, perhaps you might wish to read it; <http://www.digitalbackcountry.com/index.cfm/2006/7/21/The-Most-Important-Person-at-Adobe> or tiny url; <http://tinyurl.com/qea9o> FWIW Adobe appears to be gearing up to make Flash platform agnostic. This is a good thing IMO. We just need to be a little patient. ;) -- Regards Stephen +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Awash with unfocused desire, Everett twisted the lobe of his one remaining ear and felt the presence of somebody else behind him, which caused terror to push through his nervous system like a flash flood roaring down the mid-fork of the Feather River before the completion of the Oroville Dam in 1959. -- Grand Panjandrum's Special Award, 1984 Bulwer-Lytton bad fiction contest. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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