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

[Angelin Lalev]

On Wed, 31 May 2006 13:35:53 -0500
Don Hinton <don.hinton at vanderbilt.edu> wrote:

> 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
> 
> ----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
> 
> 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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> 
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> 
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Have you tried gnash? 

/usr/ports/graphics/gnash