Using Flash on FreeBSD [Fwd: Macromedia Customer Service Request [8564611]]

[Don Hinton]

Hi:

When trying to upgrade Flash, I ran into the following in the UPDATING file:

20060408:
  AFFECTS: users of www/linux-flashplugin*
  AUTHOR: hrs at FreeBSD.org

  These ports have been removed because the End User License Agreement
  explicitly forbids to run the Flash Player on FreeBSD.
  For more details, see
    http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/license/desktop/.

So I contacted Adobe, see below, and according to the customer service rep, 
Astrid C. Villanueva, there is not problem with using Flash on FreeBSD, it's 
just not supported.  

Therefore, would it be possible to add it back to the ports?

thanks...
don

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Subject: Macromedia Customer Service Request [8564611]
Date: Wednesday 31 May 2006 13:33
From: "Service" <service at macromedia.com>
To: "don hinton" <don.hinton at vanderbilt.edu>

Hi again Don,

Thank you for writing back and for the clarification provided.

I understand your feedback on the compatibility of Flash Player on FreeBSD.

Please note that Flash Player is not supported in FreeBSD, thus it not
 mentioned on the End User License Agreement that Flash Player can be
 downloaded and installed on the operating system. It is not that the web
 player is prohibited in FreeBSD, but the operating system itself is not
 compatible with Player.

Please note that it is your option whether to install Flash Player on your
 FreeBSD; however, please note that we cannot provide you with any technical
 support, warranties or remedies for the software, although it is clearly
 stated on the End User License Agreement, the only authorized operating
 systems where you may download and install Flash Player.

To view the System Requirements of Flash Player, you may go to:

http://www.macromedia.com/software/flashplayer/productinfo/systemreqs/

In connection with this, if you would like to make suggestions or comments on
 how we can improve future versions of our software, or to report possible
 "bugs" in our current versions, please visit:

http://www.macromedia.com/support/email/wishform/

Your comments, suggestions, and ideas for improvements are very important to
 us. We appreciate you taking the time to send us this information.

I hope this additional information helps.

Thank you for your patience on this matter.

Should you have further concerns, feel free to write us back.

Regards,

Astrid C. Villanueva
Customer Service
Macromedia, now part of Adobe Systems

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