> Linux with it's open-source concepts can't make changes to the proprietary > code that is Flash. If Adobe doesn't compile it for Power PC there's really > nothing the open-source world can do about it.
There are a few Free Software tools to play Flash files but all are lacking in some way - whether it's lack of new features, or lack of DRM support (not a bad thing), or something else... I've been Flash- free for years and with the rise in popularity of IOS, I suddenly have peers. > In the Intel world there is considerable hesitation to support Flash but it > is available and the likes of Firefox will link to it when it's installed by > a user. You won't find Flash code in the distribution of a Linux OS, be it > Yellow Dog, ubuntu, of others who subscribe to open-source philosophy. Some distributions make it relatively painless to install; some install it by default. Some just don't care and you're on your own. I don't have it installed, and I told Firefox & friends to stop asking me to install it. The web is much quieter. Minitube plays most Youtube videos, but only the Linux binaries are gratis - you have to pay for the Mac binaries. (The source is Free.) > As for the future of Flash, check out the features of HTML5, especially its > new <video> tag. There are open-source options like oog. HTML5 <video> will never include support for DRM, so I don't think Flash or other proprietary plugins will ever really die. I just don't give companies that use that stuff my money, and everything works out. I'm actually switching from this 1100MHz Intel box to a G5, once I figure out this last little question. But that goes in another thread. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
