Firefox+Flash

[Garrett Cooper]

On Sep 15, 2006, at 7:54 AM, Chuck Swiger wrote:

> On Sep 14, 2006, at 3:23 PM, Peter wrote:
>> Yes, the Flash issue is a real bummer.  It is best *not* to show your
>> friends that when you introduce them to FBSD.
>
> Why?  Is there some reason that you or they want to watch ads?
>
> I can't think of a single site that I use that needs Flash; I don't  
> install it even on a Windows or MacOS X box.
>
> -- 
> -Chuck

Unfortunately a lot of consumer sites are starting to use flash as a  
semi-static and predictable way to deliver content to people; it's  
incredibly annoying, and becomes very noticeable once you install  
stuff that blocks SWF files: http://www.noscript.net/whats :). Thus,  
that is one solution to get rid of your ads (adblock+ is another, but  
meh), so you can keep Flash functionality and get rid of crappy Flash  
animations, while surfing the net.

Also, FYI: a lot of sites have built animations with (Adobe) Flash 9,  
so unless you have a Windows or Mac PC nearby you probably won't be  
able to load up animations on a Unix PC as the latest version  
available is 7.

-Garrett