> On Sat, May 02, 2009 at 06:54:47PM +0200, dick > hoogendijk wrote: > > > On Sat, 02 May 2009 09:26:51 PDT > > andrew <andrum06 at googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > > Good! It is just a shame that Sun insists you > register then download > > > and install a security certificate and key before > they will let you > > > download it. The SVR4 packaged version is > available without any of > > > that carry-on directly from adobe. > > > > It may be wise to read up on company policies and > jurisdiction before > > saying waht you write here. Yes, the SVR4 package > is available, but > > ever wondered wherefrom? And thus, where lies the > responsabilities? > > SUN can/may not freely redistribute it, so they do > it the way they do > > it now and that's a legal way ;-) > > Yup. We have to put a barrier in the way because we > don't have the rights > to let others redistribute it, and signing up for the > certificate gives us > a way to make you promise that you won't do that. If > we were to make you > get the package with a web browser, where we could > also funnel you through > a form that required you to make that promise, then > the experience could > possibly be a bit different. But we figured that > most folks would want an > integrated experience, with a single way to get all > packages. And those > that don't want to do that can still download the > bits directly from Adobe.
Except the adobe package is SVR4 only and requires manual installation. I understand the reason Sun feels it has to do it this way: what I was saying is that it would be nicer from a user point of view if the process was much simpler. I don't have to go through such a complicated procedure on Ubuntu to get the official adobe flash player, so why do I need to do this on OpenSolaris? Thanks Andrew. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org
