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x86 Linux Flash Player 9 is Final

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-still-hate-flash dept.

Schlaegel writes "The official Adobe Linux Flash blog has announced that Flash player for x86 Linux is now final and no longer beta. Every x86 Linux user, at least those willing to load binary software, can rejoice and no longer feel like a second rate citizen. Distribution packages are also available, for example the Macromedia Fedora repository already has the flash player marked for update."

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  1. Re:x64_86 by andersbergh · · Score: 5, Informative

    x86_64, not x64_86

  2. Re:Just like Windows... by Lumpy · · Score: 3, Informative

    Fun part. Most of the crap done with flash can be done with the really old flash 5 or 6. I only dabble in flash but the added features in the newer flash engines are outweighed by the "pain in the ass" factor to the viewing person and the incompatabilities that can exist.

    I am sure some flash guru's out there can do fantastic things with the new stuff but most dont need it.

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  3. Re:No EULA??? by truedfx · · Score: 4, Informative

    Here's the EULA, and here's where it's linked from. Complain away! :)

  4. Re:Just like Windows... by truedfx · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Flash specification is not open. It is freely available, but may not be used to create Flash players, only Flash creators.

  5. Re:Just like Windows... by YGingras · · Score: 5, Informative
    Sorry, but as far as I know, flash specification is open
    You are wrong, the licence of the spec explicitly deny you the right to reimplement it:
    3)a. You may not use the Specification in any way to create or develop a runtime, client, player, executable or other program that reads or renders .swf files.
  6. Re:This is Great by Nutria · · Score: 4, Informative
    Life just wouldn't be complete without the ability to fully experience those spastic dancing silhouettes on lowermybills.com ads.

    With an ad-blocker and Flash, you get the "best" of both worlds: You Tube *and* (relatively) ad-less surfing.

    Brilliant!!

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  7. Finally, ALSA support by massysett · · Score: 4, Informative

    Flash Player 7 for Linux used OSS. This required loading the ALSA-OSS compatibility modules, or or using aoss. Both methods had occasional quirks. I'll be glad to get rid of my last OSS application.

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  8. Re:Finally! by CrankyOldFart · · Score: 5, Informative

    Now you too can load Flashblock and browse the web unfettered by all that ridiculous bandwidth hogging flash crap!