> I finally created a newer version of Flash Player that works and  
> identifies itself as 11.5.502.11 in About Flash. It plays with most  
> sites, but still won't play with the BBC site. I simply switched all  
> the references from 11.1.102.55 to 11.5.502.11 and repaired  
> permissions. I think as Bruce has said, if the site requires features  
> that aren't present in the older Flash it simply won't work. I'm  
> uncertain if there is any advantage to a newer fake version?

Let's put it another way: there would be no additional *dis*advantage. It's
no more insecure than what it already is, and if it lets certain sites work,
then it's a bonus. But I think our time is better spent looking for Flash-free
alternatives, much as the non-x86 Linux community has done.

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