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Flash 7 for Linux Released

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the long-time-coming dept.

molarmass192 writes "Looks like Macromedia has finally made good on their word and provided Linux with a current version of Flash player. Improvements over Flash 6 include a speed boost and support for SOAP. Here's the requisite download link. I took a few seconds to get it set up and the response is noticeably snappier than version 6. In particular, the audio/video sync problems in version 6 seems to have been taken care of. Now, I wonder where they hid that Shockwave player for Linux?"

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  1. Finally! by mrbarkeeper · · Score: 5, Funny

    Looks like those Linux users finally get all the fun.

  2. Hmmm by FannyMinstrel · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now, I wonder where they hid that Shockwave player for Linux?

    /dev/null

    1. Re:Hmmm by B2382F29 · · Score: 3, Funny

      That's the filename for write, it's /dev/random for read.

      Actually that would be the place where windows longhorn is stored, for Shockwave, check /dev/zero

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    2. Re:Hmmm by sploo22 · · Score: 3, Funny
      It's not working for me...
      $ chmod +x /dev/null
      $ /dev/null
      It just hangs. These Macromedia people write really buggy software.
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  3. Re:Now if only... by cujo_1111 · · Score: 3, Funny

    It works under WINE :)

    But seriously, is there enough of a market to justify the cost of a code port to Linux?

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  4. Whoa... by bersl2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    props to Macromedia on this one.

    It's made it through (currently) six repetitions of Badgers with excellent synchronization (as opposed to version 6 not even making one). Hell, everything's so crisp and fluid... it's beyond further words.

  5. Re:Read the EULA? by black+mariah · · Score: 4, Funny

    Morons. I would have sent it back reading

    3. You may not use the Software on a FUCKING LAN YOU GODDAMNED PEDANTIC GEEK-ASS DICKWEED or more than one PC.

    But, that's just me.

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