Flash EULA Doesn't Fit the Times

cphoenix writes "The latest Flash player license seems to forbid downloading their player onto a laptop. From the License: "you may not use the Software on any non-PC product or any embedded or device versions of the above operating systems, including, but not limited to, mobile devices, internet appliances, set top boxes (STB), handhelds, PDAs, phones, web pads, tablets, game consoles, TVs, DVDs, gaming machines, home automation systems, kiosks or any other consumer electronics devices or mobile/cable/satellite/television or closed system based service." This comes at a time when laptops are outselling desktops. And to add insult to injury, "You agree that Macromedia may audit your use of the Software ... In the event that such audit reveals any use of the Software by you other than in full compliance with the terms of this Agreement, you shall reimburse Macromedia for all reasonable expenses related to such audit."

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Re:Flash sucks anyway

[HishamMuhammad]

The tag was called Blink, not Flash. Perhaps you mixed it up because of the old FLASH command from the Apple II? :) (which made text blink somewhat like the tag)

And just for kicks, here's Marquee in Applesoft Basic:

10 TEXT: HOME
20 INPUT "ENTER MESSAGE: "; A$
30 HOME
40 R = INT(RND(1)*20)+1
50 FOR A = 1 TO LEN(A$)
60 VTAB R: HTAB 1
70 PRINT RIGHT$(A$, A)
80 GOSUB 1000
90 NEXT A
100 FOR A = 1 TO 40
110 B$ = LEFT$(A$, LEN(A$)-(40-A))
120 VTAB R: HTAB A
130 PRINT " " + B$
140 GOSUB 1000
150 NEXT A
160 GOTO 30
1000 REM ** A DELAY
1010 FOR D = 1 TO 100: NEXT
1020 RETURN

More like a screensaver, actually. Oh boy, writing this made me remember how good it is not to have to write line numbers anymore....

WTF

[Trigulus]

Surely there is a better source of news for nerds. Slashdot should be re-titled to "Questions from idiots/Old stuff from other sites" With the number of people here and the advertising $ they bring in; surely they can afford at least one competent editor. Editors do a lot more than grammar checking you know. And even that is asking too much apparently. Why do so many people congregate here? Is there really nothing else out there? ok flame away...