On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 00:23, Nick Rout wrote: > On Thu, February 3, 2005 10:59 pm, Christopher Sawtell said: > > On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 22:17, Nick Rout wrote: > >> >There are some things left I can > >> > not (yet) run with GNU/Linux: Flash, > >> > >> trivial in gentoo i have found > > > > I think Robert probably means the Flash MX authoring suite[0], which is > > indeed > > currently not available for Linux in any shape or form. > > it is the devil's spawn, why would anyone want to create any more of the > bloody stuff I'm reminded of the dicta:- "Don't kill the messenger because the message is not to your liking." "The producer of the pencil is not liable for the libel committed by the libelous author"
i.e. I agree that 99.99% of what is published using Flash is tasteless spew, but, as a file format, it is very good at producing effective animated diagrams etc. in compact files. -- Sincerely etc., Christopher Sawtell
