On Sat, Jan 2, 2021 at 3:56 AM <to...@tuxteam.de> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 01, 2021 at 06:17:32PM -0500, Kenneth Parker wrote: > > [...] > > > Update: I just installed Stretch in QEMU-KVM in my "Knockabout" Mint 20 > > system and was able to install Gnash on it. I did a bit of research into > > Gnu Gnash, seeing that it may not be currently maintained. I wonder if > > that decision was made before Flash was going Extinct? > > > > I don't consider this closed, because of the large number of Standalone > > .swf files. But I have something to test and, may contact gnu.org about > > Gnash. > > Gnash has been removed June 2018 [1]. It depended on old libs and there > was nobody willing to take over the burden, it seems. > > Such decisions are taken in the open. Everyone can chime in, this is > Debian. Folks, if you care about a piece of software, get together. > Help out. That's how the whole thing is supposed to work. > > Cheers > > [1] https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/gnash > - t >
I will contact gnu.org and see about taking it over. It will be a Challenge, but I've got more time on my hands now. Thanks for the Link! Kenneth Parker
