Wanted: Flash player for <browser_of_choice>....

[Eric Schuele]

Gary Kline wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 11, 2006 at 08:53:23PM -0400, Chris Hill wrote:
>> On Tue, 11 Apr 2006, Gary Kline wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 11, 2006 at 06:41:16PM -0500, Eric Schuele wrote:
>>>> Joseph Vella wrote:
>>>>> On Tuesday 11 April 2006 06:47, Eric Schuele wrote:
>>>>>> [Hoping this isn't too OT for the list]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So... now that www/linux-flashplugin* are gone,  I was hoping to get
>>>>>> opinions on which alternative flashplayer(s) are reasonably good.  I use
>>>>>> firefox and would prefer a plugin for it... but am generally interested
>>>>>> in the state of any flash player.  I know there are a handful in ports,
>>>>>> just wanted some opinions.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Could anyone please offer their opinion on
>>>>>> - which alternative they are using
>>>>>> - why
>>>>>> - comment(s) on installation ease (or lack thereof)
>>>>>> - is it a standalone or plugin
>>>>>>
>>>>> I missed it.  Why is www/linux-flashplugin* gone?
>>> >From /usr/ports/UPDATING:
>>>> 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/
>>> 	Good grief!  Is this even under linux-emulatio?  Oughtta read
>>> 	the URL.  WHat a pain!
>> Seriously. But there it is, in section 3.a.(D) of the given URL:
>>   "You may not use the Software on ... any operating system that
>>    is not an Authorized Operating System."
>>
>> I wonder why Macromedia felt the need to pay their lawyers to add this 
>> clause. I will email them and ask, if I can find a way to do so.
>>
>> Serious question: If one already happened to have this package 
>> installed, could he hold onto it by editing pkgtools.conf to contain
>>     HOLD_PKGS = [
>>       'linuxpluginwrapper*',
>>     ]
>>
>> ?
>>
> 
> 	I don't see why the above wouldn't work; there are a few 
> 	ports I have in the HOLD_PKGS list.  They're still working.
> 
> 	I've done some hacking the past few weeks on tools to aide
> 	HTML stuff for books I'll soon put up, so I haven't quit 
> 	programming altgether.  Sooooo: what's the consensus on
> 	*us* andor the open-src community getting together and
> 	doing our own free version of this shock/flash stuff?

There are a few in ports.  Though I was hoping (via this thread) to get 
opinions on which were good.  Presently, I'm experimenting 
(unsuccessfully) with gnash.

> 	I'm read to volunteer.
> 
> 	gary
> 
> 
> 


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Regards,
Eric