No more native Flash for Linux

[40hz]

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[worstje]

I fully agree. Even tho I don't use Linux for my desktop, I can wholeheartedly stand behind the 'get rid of flash' mentality. HTML5 may cause some really laggy pages when it gets too much dynamic shit, but Flash does that with even simple ads, or messed up youtube videos. It pisses me off good on a near-daily basis.

[eleman]

One can only say good riddance about the demise of flash. I'm not sure if anyone will miss it.

[lanux128]

Linux community should be glad about this kamikaze move by Adobe. if anything it will prove to be a catalyst for an alternative framework to come into prominence.

[mahesh2k]

I am just waiting for the day when web developers around the world learn to design website without flash. Youtube found a way to add HTML5 but it seems far from complete, atleast it is a start.

[Edvard]

What.
The.
Hell.

Oh well, back to Firefox Nightly (for 64-bit deliciousness) for me.
I'd use Chromium, but the Chrome extensions don't work on it.

BTW -
http://alternativeto.net/software/flash-player/?platform=linux

[eleman]

Yeah, as if original flash is not buggy enough, let's all head for open source alternatives

[40hz]

Yeah, as if original flash is not buggy enough, let's all head for open source alternatives

The only reason Flash is as big a problem as it is - and poses security problems - is because Adobe couldn't just let it be a streaming media format. They also had to load it with a bunch of hooks for interactive business uses in order to make some money off it. That's where the problem is. If they could just let it be used for animation (which is what 90% of the market uses it for) instead of attempting to compete with Java by turning it into an interactive multimedia platform, there never would have been this problem.


But I agree. Why try to duplicate Flash? The sooner we get on with HTML5/CSS3 and WebGL the better off we'll be.

[Edvard]

I fully agree, but until Flash goes away completely, there will still be a need for the convenience, sad to say.
Cart before the horse, and all that.

But I agree with 40Hz here, that if what is needed is merely a streaming animation decoder, then why not look for alternatives that do exactly that?
Besides, I hear gnash is quite mature, so it's at least viable...

[Innuendo]

But I agree. Why try to duplicate Flash? The sooner we get on with HTML5/CSS3 and WebGL the better off we'll be.

Oh, 40hz, I do so wonder at your naive, childlike innocence.     Microsoft, Google, and Netflix don't want us to be better off...they want DRM in HTML5. See here.