Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-18 Thread Russell Howe
n0g0013 wrote: i'm sure SUN was/is hoping that someone will develop a java based > animation toolkit to compete with flash but that's yet to happen. I think this is what JavaFX is aiming to be - unfortunately, it's probably missed the boat, what with Flash having been around for years and Mic

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Brian
--- On Thu, 7/17/08, Marco Peereboom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I haven't even begun being harsh towards java and/or > flash. The problem with flash is that you just cannot get away from it on the web these days. A lot of sites use it. gnash is an okay solution, but I still cannot view a

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Marco Peereboom
And I type like a retard too... On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 06:49:28PM -0500, Marco Peereboom wrote: > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 09:03:14PM +, n0g0013 wrote: > > ---> remove drivel <--- > > > in short, flash is a good tool. we'll all look forward to the day > > that the formats, behaviours and pr

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Marco Peereboom
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 09:03:14PM +, n0g0013 wrote: ---> remove drivel <--- > in short, flash is a good tool. we'll all look forward to the day > that the formats, behaviours and protocols are opened so that we can > implement a native, opensource viewer. No it is not. I sucks and is reta

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Edd Barrett
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 10:03 PM, n0g0013 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > in short, flash is a good tool. we'll all look forward to the day > that the formats, behaviours and protocols are opened so that we can > implement a native, opensource viewer. Like, this month? Google: openscreen. Flash pr

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Stephen Takacs
Jason LaRiviere wrote: > The current breed of standards-based web developers - which in my > estimation form the bulk of all web developers currently doing > anything anyone is seeing, and of which I am fairly representative, > would think nothing of the sort. > > Truly well-versed web developers

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Marco Peereboom
So I can't call a spade a spade? Sorry buddy I don't do politics well. If something sucks it is perfectly ok to call that out. I haven't even begun being harsh towards java and/or flash. On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 08:42:01PM +, n0g0013 wrote: > On 17.07-13:21, Marco Peereboom wrote: > > On Thu

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread scar
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 dermiste @ 2008/07/17 07:47: > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 6:01 AM, scar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Marco Peereboom @ 2008/07/16 23:00: >>> Flash is only good for a few things such as "naked ladies performing >>> anatomic tricks", "dude getting punche

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Deanna Phillips
n0g0013 writes: > any attempt at discourse here deteriorates, at best, to > pissing contest This is what should go on the t-shirt.

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread n0g0013
On 17.07-15:35, Nick Guenther wrote: > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 2:33 PM, Edd Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > If you get java awt rendering animations half as decently as the > > official flash plugin, I would be suprised! [ ... ] > Flash is definitely faster. [ ... ] i agree with the "fa

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread n0g0013
On 17.07-19:33, Edd Barrett wrote: [ ... ] > If you get java awt rendering animations half as decently as the > official flash plugin, I would be suprised! i apologise if i'm becoming overly terse but it's becoming clear that any attempt at discourse here deteriorates, at best, to pissing contest

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread n0g0013
On 17.07-13:21, Marco Peereboom wrote: > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 06:07:05PM +, n0g0013 wrote: > > On 17.07-10:13, Marco Peereboom wrote: > > [ ... ] > > > I am saying that each java app requires its own java runtime because the > > > previous/next version is incompatible. Nothing new here. > >

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread n0g0013
On 17.07-14:16, Jason Dixon wrote: [ ... ] > > ... but i was also making the point that if you "don't know anything > > about Java client-side rendering" and are "not a flash or java developer" > > perhaps you should refrain from spouting technical jargonese on the > > subject. i know what you're

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Nick Guenther
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 2:33 PM, Edd Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If you get java awt rendering animations half as decently as the > official flash plugin, I would be suprised! > Actually, http://solarcollector.ca/create.php doesn't look too bad. It still feels crufty to me though, on Wi

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Marco Peereboom
I love your optimism. Integration efforts I worked on for a large company always required to drop 1 run time environment per app. I promise we tried really really hard to make that one. This meant that when a loaded box went out the door there were as many as 8 java runtimes installed on your bo

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Edd Barrett
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 7:07 PM, n0g0013 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 17.07-10:13, Marco Peereboom wrote: > [ ... ] >> I am saying that each java app requires its own java runtime because the >> previous/next version is incompatible. Nothing new here. > > this is wrong. java versions are large

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Jason Dixon
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 07:09:19AM -0400, Jason Beaudoin wrote: > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 4:08 AM, Marco Peereboom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have done just fine without flash for years. For me it is very > > simple; if your site has flash it means: > > 1. I suddenly don't care > > 2. I will

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread n0g0013
On 17.07-12:13, Jason Dixon wrote: > You don't have to be a dick. [ ... ] eh ... ok. i wasn't trying to be; i was trying to be funny but apparently my linguistic skills are on a par with your own. apologies. > [ ... ] I don't know anything about Java > client-side renderi

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread n0g0013
On 17.07-10:13, Marco Peereboom wrote: [ ... ] > I am saying that each java app requires its own java runtime because the > previous/next version is incompatible. Nothing new here. this is wrong. java versions are largely compatible and most requirements are library problems, not runtime compati

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread ttw+bsd
On 17.07-10:26, Jason Dixon wrote: [ ... ] > I don't have any customers that use Java for client-side image > rendering, so I can't speak as to how it would compare. I suspect that > Java wouldn't be as efficient as flash for passing instructions to the > client, but that's just a hunch. performa

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Alphons "Fonz" van Werven
Marco Peereboom wrote: You are the one jumping out of a perfectly good working airplane... You obviously haven't seen the airplane... most people who give these types of examples think that the recipient is an idiot [snip] I appreciate you treating me like a 3 year old. Last time I check

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Dave Anderson
On Thu, 17 Jul 2008, Marco Peereboom wrote: >On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 09:47:31AM -0400, Daniel Barowy wrote: >> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008, Marco Peereboom wrote: >>> Somehow the word Java comes to mind... >>> >>> Tell me again how that one runtime meme worked for them again. >> >> Are you saying that Jav

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Alphons "Fonz" van Werven
Gilles Chehade wrote: I know that if I had to buy something which had a direct impact on me being dead or alive, I'd probably move my ass to the store, and probably a few stores even, rather than just buying it on internet Very true of course. However, not every store sells every make. In fact

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Marco Peereboom
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 09:47:31AM -0400, Daniel Barowy wrote: > On Wed, 16 Jul 2008, Marco Peereboom wrote: >> Somehow the word Java comes to mind... >> >> Tell me again how that one runtime meme worked for them again. > > Are you saying that Java is not being used widely? All of the fundamental

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Marco Peereboom
You are the one jumping out of a perfectly good working airplane... Lame example but don't worry most people who give these types of examples think that the recipient is an idiot and could not have come up with it themselves. I appreciate you treating me like a 3 year old. On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 a

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Gilles Chehade
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 02:16:15PM +, Alphons Fonz van Werven wrote: > Marco Peereboom wrote: > > >For me it is very simple; if your site has flash it means: > [snip] > >2. I will not purchase anything from you > > In my opinion it's not always that simple. > > Take skydiving equipment for e

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Jason Dixon
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 02:36:11PM +0200, Hannah Schroeter wrote: > Hi! > > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 12:54:15AM -0400, Jason Dixon wrote: > >On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 06:59:44PM -0700, Jason LaRiviere wrote: > > >> Flash has a place on the web, just like any other rich media format. It > >> should

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Alphons "Fonz" van Werven
Marco Peereboom wrote: For me it is very simple; if your site has flash it means: [snip] 2. I will not purchase anything from you In my opinion it's not always that simple. Take skydiving equipment for example. This is a small and highly specialized market in which often few alternatives ar

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Daniel Barowy
On Wed, 16 Jul 2008, Marco Peereboom wrote: Somehow the word Java comes to mind... Tell me again how that one runtime meme worked for them again. Are you saying that Java is not being used widely? All of the fundamental courses in my CS department are taught using Java, and I don't think my

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Hannah Schroeter
Hi! On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 03:38:35PM -0600, Mark Pecaut wrote: >On 7/16/08, Marco Peereboom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I for one am glad there is no plugin for that infectious disease called >> flash. >But then how will I watch "Ow! My balls!" videos online? What will I do? There's plent

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Hannah Schroeter
Hi! On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 12:54:15AM -0400, Jason Dixon wrote: >On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 06:59:44PM -0700, Jason LaRiviere wrote: >> Flash has a place on the web, just like any other rich media format. It >> should be used responsibly, as semantically as possible, and degrade >> nicely for tho

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Jason Beaudoin
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 4:08 AM, Marco Peereboom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have done just fine without flash for years. For me it is very > simple; if your site has flash it means: > 1. I suddenly don't care > 2. I will not purchase anything from you > 3. I'll find alternatives who make my ex

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread ropers
2008/7/17 Marco Peereboom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Making excuses for flash isn't helping. You can't say: "I agree but I > use it anyway because I want teh nekid ladies". No, no, take it from an old Masturbating Monkey, most of the pr0n videos out there on teh Intartubes do not in fact require aBL

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Karl Sjodahl - dunceor
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 10:08 AM, Marco Peereboom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have done just fine without flash for years. For me it is very > simple; if your site has flash it means: > 1. I suddenly don't care > 2. I will not purchase anything from you > 3. I'll find alternatives who make my e

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread Marco Peereboom
I have done just fine without flash for years. For me it is very simple; if your site has flash it means: 1. I suddenly don't care 2. I will not purchase anything from you 3. I'll find alternatives who make my experience better 4. I'll save some time by not watching some retarded video It wouldn'

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-17 Thread dermiste
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 6:01 AM, scar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA256 > > Marco Peereboom @ 2008/07/16 23:00: >> Flash is only good for a few things such as "naked ladies performing >> anatomic tricks", "dude getting punched in the ding-dong" & "Trogod

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-16 Thread Travers Buda
* Jason Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-07-17 00:54:15]: > On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 06:59:44PM -0700, Jason LaRiviere wrote: > > > > Flash has a place on the web, just like any other rich media format. It > > should be used responsibly, as semantically as possible, and degrade > > nicely for thos

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-16 Thread Jason Dixon
On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 06:59:44PM -0700, Jason LaRiviere wrote: > > Flash has a place on the web, just like any other rich media format. It > should be used responsibly, as semantically as possible, and degrade > nicely for those who care not to use it. I make every effort to use it > within th

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-16 Thread Jason Beaudoin
>> >> This guy's day job is at a bank, and they're really into it-- it "solves" a >> number of problems for them. So if this is the kind of thing that >> developers are going to pick up en masse, then it's something that will >> need to be addressed, else people who won't or can't run Flash wil

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-16 Thread scar
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Marco Peereboom @ 2008/07/16 23:00: > Flash is only good for a few things such as "naked ladies performing > anatomic tricks", "dude getting punched in the ding-dong" & "Trogodor > the burninator". Nothing makes me happier than visiting a website an

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-16 Thread Jason LaRiviere
On 16-Jul-08, at 3:23 PM, Daniel W Barowy wrote: On the other hand, web developers think this thing is hot shit. I'd just be a little more comfortable if you qualified that a little. Perhaps with something like `wrong-thinking web developers think...' The current breed of standards-based w

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-16 Thread Marco Peereboom
On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 06:23:26PM -0400, Daniel W Barowy wrote: > Marco Peereboom wrote: >> I for one am glad there is no plugin for that infectious disease called >> flash. >> > > On the other hand, web developers think this thing is hot shit. I > certainly share your sentiment, but having just

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-16 Thread Daniel W Barowy
Marco Peereboom wrote: I for one am glad there is no plugin for that infectious disease called flash. On the other hand, web developers think this thing is hot shit. I certainly share your sentiment, but having just come from a web development class where the instructor essentially proselyt

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-16 Thread Mark Pecaut
On 7/16/08, Marco Peereboom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I for one am glad there is no plugin for that infectious disease called > flash. But then how will I watch "Ow! My balls!" videos online? What will I do? -Mark

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-16 Thread Marco Peereboom
@openbsd.org > Subject: Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0 > > > > >I would like it to automatically ping Adobe looking for the Flash > player > >that is not available. When I'm particularly irritated with some site > >that demands Flash, I follow the link to Adob

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-16 Thread Ed Ahlsen-Girard (TYBRIN Corp.)
-Original Message- From: Jim Razmus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 3:58 PM To: misc@openbsd.org Subject: Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0 > >I would like it to automatically ping Adobe looking for the Flash player >that is not available. When I'

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-15 Thread Ingo Schwarze
Jim Razmus wrote on Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 04:58:18PM -0400: > I follow the link to Adobe's site where they "don't have a plugin > for my platform" and refresh 10-20 times to sprinkle some > love in their web server logs. Adobe will certainly get that exactly right: You clearly want foobar binary p

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-07-15 Thread Jim Razmus
* Marco Peereboom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [080715 15:08]: > I disagree. > > We should have both versions available in packages; preferably both > would work on the same system too. > > I have been playing with FF3 and I'd have to say that minus the speedup > overall the browser took a step backwards.

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-06-24 Thread Ed Ahlsen-Girard
I did not see original message on the list. Did Firefox 3 get ported successfully? -- Ed Ahlsen-Girard -Original Message- From: dermiste [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 2:32 AM To: misc@openbsd.org Subject: Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0 Martynas Venckus

Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

2008-06-21 Thread dermiste
Martynas Venckus wrote: nspr-4.7.1 As kili and ian pointed out, it doesn't apply because patch-mozilla_nsprpub_pr_include_private_primpl_h has been removed. Index: Makefile === RCS file: /cvs/ports/devel/nspr/Makefile,v retri