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| DATE | 2008-07-07 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Maybe its because lindows just sucked
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On Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 09:55:04PM -0400, Ron Guerin wrote:
> Ronny Abraham wrote:
> >Your post is very interesting to me. I'm rather new to flash, and I
> >haven't seen all the problems yet (the lack of proper CSS support is
> >something that really gets to me). I'd really appreciate it if you
> >could tell me what you don't like about Flash. I don't want to throw
> >my support behind a technology that's going to blow it. Even if your
> >reasons don't turn me off, it would be helpful to at least know what
> >to look out for.
>
> I've only got a minute now that I'm immersed in someone's server
> meltdown, but I have a lot of problems with Flash, and they're not all
> Adobe's fault. The eye candy thing is a problem, it chews up CPU. I
> can have hundreds of tabs open in Firefox but one single tab running
> Flash is what brings responsiveness down. Nobody's forced to put eye
> candy on their page, but more and more of them do.
>
> This embedding of video into Flash is another problem. Adobe's been
> pushing this as a DRM-friendly environment as well.
>
> But when I say there's big trouble afoot, I'm really referring to all
> new security issues. Flash has had trouble already, and it's in all
> likelihood about to get a whole lot worse. Look at what they're up to
> now: http://www.toolness.com/wp/?p=52 C code running in Flash. Oh
> that's going to end well. Not.
>
> Yay for Flashblock. http://flashblock.mozdev.org/
>
> Oh and one last thing... People have been crowing we've got the latest
> version of Flash now for Linux. Anyone see where Shockwave for Linux is
> at? No? I didn't think so. We're still second-class citizens in
> Adobe's world.
>
I blame it on apt-get. That's my way of saying...great post!
Ruben
> - Ron
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"> I'm an engineer. I choose the best tool for the job, politics be damned.<
You must be a stupid engineer then, because politcs and technology have been attached at the hip since the 1st dynasty in Ancient Egypt. I guess you missed that one."
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