On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 10:25:05AM -0800, Andriy Babiy wrote: > > > Hah! Good luck... I never got it work either, There are > > wrappers all > > > other barriers to stop you. And even then it may only work > > > intermittently. Correct me if I'm wrong guys > > > > I hear you. I have used both Firefox and Opera and have never gotten > > flash to work as easily and consistently as it does under > > Windows. When > > the added burden of having to use wrappers, etc, it is just not worth > > the hassle. I have seen references to system linking files to make > > flash work; however, I have better things to do than invest huge > > amounts of time attempting to get something to work when it is already > > technologically possible to do so without all that individual > > intervention. > > > > It does seem rather ironic that we claim that FreeBSD is a > > superior OS > > to Microsoft's Windows; however, we are unable to get even a > > common web > > add-on like flash to work reliably, consistently. Finger > > pointing does > > not alleviate the situation. >
Finger pointing is somewhat relevant. It is not a specifically technical problem, but one of politics - the unwillingness of the flash owners to release information or allow it to be built for FreeBSD. People can do some examination and create a working alternative, but it will always be based on a guess and not be able to be up-to-date without the real specs from the owner. ////jerry > > Andriy > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
