On Saturday, February 25, 2012 11:01:31 AM Mayuresh wrote: > On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 10:22:08AM +0530, Shridhar Daithankar wrote: > > no choice for users, sadly.. > > Worse for BSD users - no chrome either as yet. Currently Linux-flash > plugin works fine on BSDs through Linux emulation layer. > > Do not know whether flash-through-chrome arrangement applies to Linux > version of chrome. Guess not since Adobe won't be supporting Linux at all > in future revisions. > > Contrary to the articles saying mozilla is affected, all non Windows users > will be affected, if I understand it right. > > Only when people will have to pay from their own pockets to buy Windows > would perhaps there will be a pressure to support open platforms. Namely: > > - piracy should be in check > > - pre-installed software's cost should be stated separately from that of > hardware and option to not buy the latter must be given. > > - Wherever an institution buys software - whether your kid's school or > your dayjob, someone should be questioning the costs of proprietary > software when more cost effective and quality options are available. > > (Argh.. they'll give it free to schools and colleges and deliberately > so. Spoil your future buyers at an early age so much that they won't > look for alternatives even if you pay them to do so!) > > May sound like day dreaming. But of so many possibilities these are the > ones I found closer to being feasible.
All those measures are necessary and will help but it is still playing by the rules set up by proprietory formats. For a real change, the playground must change. like apple did in favour of html5. -- Regards Shridhar _______________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List