On Wed, 2013-03-13 at 12:26 -0500, Yaro Kasear wrote: > On 03/13/2013 12:19 PM, Kelly Clowers wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Yaro Kasear <y...@marupa.net> wrote: > >> On 03/13/2013 10:53 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > >>> Long Wind wrote: > >>>> linux is stable, or is it? > >>>> flash player > >>> > >>> Linux is stable and flash player isn't Linux, flash player development for > >>> Linux already is dropped, there will be no future versions for Linux. If > >>> people want Microsoft/Apple, regarding to Apple flash player is a bad > >>> example ;), they should use Microsft/Apple. Linux is an OS for itself, > >>> not a > >>> Replacement-OS for other OS. It's a misconception. > >>> > >>> If you need flash player, then Linux isn't a good choice for your needs. > >>> > >>> > >> I'm fairly certain Adobe is still developing Flash Player for Linux and has > >> no plans to stop > > >From https://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplatform/whitepapers/roadmap.html : > > > > "Linux > > > > Adobe has been working closely with Google to develop a single, modern > > API for hosting plug-ins within the browser. The PPAPI, code-named > > "Pepper", aims to provide a layer between the plug-in and browser that > > abstracts away differences between browser and operating system > > implementations. You can find more information on the Pepper API at > > http://code.google.com/p/ppapi/. > > > > Because of this work, Adobe has been able to partner with Google in > > providing a "Pepper" implementation of Flash Player for all x86/64 > > platforms supported by the Google Chrome browser. Google now > > distributes this new Pepper-based Flash Player as part of Chrome on > > all platforms, including Linux. > > > > For Flash Player releases after 11.2, the Flash Player browser plug-in > > for Linux will only be available via the "Pepper" API as part of the > > Google Chrome browser distribution and will no longer be available as > > a direct download from Adobe. Adobe will continue to provide security > > updates to non-Pepper distributions of Flash Player 11.2 on Linux for > > five years from its release. > > > > Flash Player will continue to support browsers using non-"Pepper" > > plug-in APIs on platforms other than Linux. > > > > Adobe will not be providing a Pepper-based debug player implementation > > of the Flash Player browser plug-in on Linux. > > > > As of Adobe AIR 3, Adobe has discontinued support for Adobe AIR for > > Linux operating systems." > > > > > > Cheers, > > Kelly > > > > > That's still a far cry from NO FLASH EVER FOR LINUX, which was the > original assertion. Just "no Flash outside of Chrome." Further, the > citation you gave doesn't say that Flash users outside of Chrome are cut > off entirely, they just won't get NEW Flash. Apparently security updates > are still a go. > > Knowing the ingenuity of Linux users, hackers, and developers, someone > will find a way to get this "Pepper" thing working on Firefox. > > Further, it's still not a big thing. Gnash, while certainly not up to > par with Flash itself, is fine for most usage. And another couple years > will see HTML 5 supercede Flash anyway. As for AIR... I can't think of a > single Linux app I use that actually deployed it, except maybe Hulu > Desktop (Did that use AIR?) So is that even a loss?
Again, it's important to understand that for some things Flash or Chrom, not Chromium, is needed. I don't know if Chrome really does support everything, but Gnash and even HTML5 AFAIK don't. We aren't talking about watching a "normal" video. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1363209650.654.64.camel@archlinux