Quoting Chuck Swiger <cswi...@mac.com>:
Please see last line of sig.
On Jun 15, 2010, at 3:11 PM, Programmer in Training wrote:
Quoting Chuck Swiger <cswi...@mac.com>:
Adobe supports Windows, MacOSX, Linux, and Solaris (from
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions ). If it is
important to you that Flash works well, you should either persuade
Adobe to provide a FreeBSD version, or you should switch to
using one of the platforms on which Flash is supported.
I had little of the problems described in the original post (aside
from needing an alias for killing flash, I never actually thought
of making one until now). It doesn't change the fact that "Don't
install it." isn't a valid option.
Evidently so, for some people.
I also take issue with the "well use a supported OS" schtick.
I'm not sure that last word means what you think it means. Try
reading Adobe's EULA:
"3.1 General Use. You may install and Use one copy of the Software
on your Compatible Computer. See Section 4 for important
restrictions on the Use of the Software.
3.2 Server Use. This agreement does not permit you to install or Use
the Software on a computer file server. For information on Use of
Software on a computer file server please refer to [ ... ]
4.1 Adobe Runtime Restrictions. You will not Use any Adobe Runtime
on any non-PC device or with any embedded or device version of any
operating system. For the avoidance of doubt, and by example only,
you may not Use an Adobe Runtime on any (a) mobile device, set top
box (STB), handheld, phone, game console, TV, DVD player, media
center (other than with Windows XP Media Center Edition and its
successors), electronic billboard or other digital signage, Internet
appliance or other Internet-connected device, PDA, medical device,
ATM, telematic device, gaming machine, home automation system,
kiosk, remote control device, or any other consumer electronics
device, (b) operator-based mobile, cable, satellite, or television
system or (c) other closed system device. No right or license to Use
any Adobe Runtime is granted for such prohibited uses."
Are you running Samba or NFS filesharing? Or is your machine a
mini-ITX box which might be considered an "Internet-connected
device" rather than a normal PC? There's a reason why the FreeBSD
precompiled packages can't include Flash-- the project is forbidden
from redistributing it.
That's actually fairly restrictive (and retarded). Why does it have
official Linux support, though? You can run Samaba or NFS filesharing
on any of those (and hey, what about file-sharing amongst Windows
computers?). Stupid Adobe.
--
Yours in Christ,
PIT
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