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SVG works just fine. Some Linux Distributions like Mandriva are shiping SVG enabled Mozillas for months. At http://www.linuxrising.org/svg_test/ you can see that many samples look the same in Opera, Firefox and Konqueror.

Wow, you sure have a passion in hating Flash.

First of all, the article is, in typical slashdot manner, not just misleading, but plain wrong. Laptops are PCs, not embedded devices, so you're not prohibited in using Flash on them. You may dislike MM, but they are not stupid (unlike a part of the crowd)

Second, Flash does not suck resources unless there's heavy animation involved. It certainly doesn't use huge amounts of RAM.

Third, the parent poster uses the lowest form of FUD: he's lying. By default, a flash movie does NOT have access to microphone or webcam - you have to explicitly enable this, and this is a per-site setting. I won't even discuss the cookie nonsense.

Fourth, it's proprietary, because MM wants to stay in control, but the specs are readily available, as is the source code of the player.
There is nothing to stop you from making your own Flash content generator or player. Have a look at OSFlash.org for a list of Flash-related Open Source projects.

Finally, whether you like it or not, Flash is the best way to create modern web applications, a lot easier than AJAX, more widespread than XUL.

As to SVG standard, read and weep: SVG Rendering Comparison. Also, have you seen Adobe's SVG plugin for example? It makes Acrobat look small and snappy in comparison. It will take at least 5 more years until you'll be able to use SVG across browsers and platforms.

And, come on, this is Slashdot, you may hate flash, but can you resist the girls of Virtual Bartender? :-) Cheers!

Aw, c'mon, SVG renders just as reliably as SWF.

Just check out the comparisons at http://www.linuxrising.org/svg_test/test.html and you'll see that...

umm....

nevermind.