[mythtv-users] looking for 64 bit Flash Linux plugin

[Jarod Wilson]

On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 5:40 PM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
> On Thursday, June 17, 2010 03:35:31 pm Michael T. Dean wrote:
>> On 06/17/2010 05:30 PM, Brian Wood wrote:
>> > On Thursday, June 17, 2010 03:21:04 pm Michael T. Dean wrote:
>> >> On 06/17/2010 05:02 PM, Robert Parker wrote:
>> >>> Arggh!!
>> >>> I just re-installed from scratch my MythTV setup and then went to
>> >>> download the 64 bit Flash 10.1  (the version that has no stuttering
>> >>> problems with streaming) only to find that Adobe discontinued the
>> >>> download a few days ago. It is unknown when Adobe will make this
>> >>> available again.
>> >>> Anyone know where I can download the 64 bit 10.1 Flash plugin ?
>> >>
>> >> On the bright side, the 64-bit Flash 10.1 plugin was known to crash
>> >> MythBrowser (in all its uses--including MythNetvision).  I have a
>> >> feeling there's a really good reason why they took it away...  (Pure
>> >> speculation, though.)
>> >
>> > You may be right, but it is useful to some people, like me. I use it on a
>> > non-Myth machine.
>> >
>> > I don't understand why they could not explain the problem, not doing so
>> > makes me suspicious. Simply saying that "no additional information is
>> > available" sounds very Microsoftish.
>>
>> Well, that's commercial, proprietary software for you.  (I'm not
>> disagreeing at all--just saying that it's about what I'd expect,
>> especially for a "disfavored" OS.)
>
>
> Looks like they have now released more information:
>
> "We have temporarily closed the Labs program of Flash Player 10 for 64-bit Linux, as we are making significant
> architectural changes to the 64-bit Linux Flash Player and additional security enhancements. We are fully committed to
> bringing native 64-bit Flash Player for the desktop by providing native support for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux 64-bit
> platforms in an upcoming major release of Flash Player. We intend to provide more regular update information on our
> progress as we continue our work on 64-bit versions of Flash Player. Thank you for your continued help and support. Stay
> tuned to the Flash Player discussion forum for further announcements."
>
>
> http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/adobe-temporarily-suspends-64-bit-flash-beta
>
> I agree the question is whether this is "intention or placation".
>
> Interesting "security" solution, if nobody can run it there will be no security problems.
>
> The sad thing is, if they would be more open about the problems, Linux users could almost certainly contribute to a
> solution.
>
> But as you said, that's proprietary software for you.

My translation:

"We're busy focusing on making flash for android not suck, we might
care about 64-bit desktop linux after we make that happen. So don't
hold your breath."

/me finds it ironic that this is supposedly a big selling point of
android over iphone, while one of the most frequently installed chrome
extensions is a flash blocker...


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Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com