On 13/03/2008, Thomas Leitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So in effect the BBC are giving a competitive edge to two > > commercial entities > > Adobe. Microsoft. Apple. > ... > Get real.
Here is something real: > > Hello, > > > > My business partners and I are currently working on a > > Linux-based application that requires Flash playback. > > > > Adobe has specifically excluded our application from bundling a > > Flash player under the terms of their free distribution license, > > and our efforts to negotiate some sort of paid licensing > > agreement have stalled. At this point, we are looking for > > alternatives, and it would seem that helping Gnash would be a > > viable option for us. > > ... - http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/gnash-dev/2008-03/msg00006.html Any software that depends on Adobe Flash discriminates against products from vendors that Adobe simply refuses to do business with. -- Regards, Dave Personal opinion only. - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
