On Fri, Jan 20, 2006 at 09:00:52PM +0100, Bart Martens wrote: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > Owner: Bart Martens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > * Package name : flash-plugin > Version : 7.0.61.1 > Upstream Author : Bart Martens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * URL : http://members.chello.be/ws35943/flash-plugin/ > * License : GPL > Description : installer for Macromedia Flash Plugin > > This package downloads the Macromedia Flash plugin and installs it. > The plugin itself is not in this package. > > Homepage of the plugin itself: http://macromedia.mplug.org/ > > The Debian package flash-plugin is meant as an alternative or as a > replacement for flashplugin-nonfree.
What's the point in that? > Similarities: Both Debian packages are GPL, and download the .tar.gz > from the Macromedia website to comply to the Macromedia license. > > Some differences: > - less bugs :-) Ah, so you want to improve the package? Why not just send patches to the maintainer of flashplugin-nonfree, then? > - simple scripting in preinst and postinst, no ruby What's wrong with ruby? > - uses wget, so simple proxy support > - versions are linked (MD5), thus support downgrade of the plugin > - asks to accept the Macromedia license before downloading the plugin Yuck. Please don't do that. -- .../ -/ ---/ .--./ / .--/ .-/ .../ -/ ../ -./ --./ / -.--/ ---/ ..-/ .-./ / -/ ../ --/ ./ / .--/ ../ -/ ..../ / -../ ./ -.-./ ---/ -../ ../ -./ --./ / --/ -.--/ / .../ ../ --./ -./ .-/ -/ ..-/ .-./ ./ .-.-.-/ / --/ ---/ .-./ .../ ./ / ../ .../ / ---/ ..-/ -/ -../ .-/ -/ ./ -../ / -/ ./ -.-./ ..../ -./ ---/ .-../ ---/ --./ -.--/ / .-/ -./ -.--/ .--/ .-/ -.--/ .-.-.-/ / ...-.-/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
