Re: flashplugin-installer

On 15/11/11 21:58, Aidan Gauland wrote:
> When it can properly execute the Flash applet thingie, Gnash performs
> better than Adobe's player.  Sadly, this isn't often.  I can only vouch
> for the Steam video player; even YouTube's player doesn't run properly
> in Gnash.  And for games?  Gnash is as good as no plugin, IME.

I'd also like to add that I do not have Adobe's Flash plugin installed;
I have Gnash installed for when it works, and have gotten along just
fine without running any Flash things.

I hate Flash.  It is a horribly bloated, inefficient mess of a platform
under the control of a single entity, leaving its users at the mercy of
their Adobe's whims.  I have nothing against the language, but the
monopoly of Adobe's horrible implementation.  And it's hard to
completely escape.  I have bought three (indie) games for Linux that use
Flash, and have given me grief in one form or another.  I don't even
want Flash to die, despite my contempt for it; I just want it to stop
sucking.  Java, on the other hand, I *do* despise as a language.

End of rant.  Don't let me derail this support thread into a flame war. :P

--Aidan

P.S. I'd go with Dave's suggestion.  I find the Debian Way to install
the Flash plugin to be a bit crummy.

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