On 09/05/2009 01:24 AM, Robert Bradbury wrote:
> I've used the gnash plugin because earlier Flash releases were so
> "problematic" (crashing Flash would generally crash Firefox). But
> generally migrated away from Flash as it seemed to become more and
> more of an advertising distribution medium that one had no user
> control over (this is a subjective impression). Gnash also seemed to
> be unable to play more recent versions of Flash files.
>
> Is gnash still under development (as an open source alternative to
> Adobe flash)? If so, then it would seem to make sense to keep the
> plugin alive. Where does this all go with the evolution towards more
> open media formats (HTML 3.x?). It is my impression currently that a
> consensus could not be agreed upon for a "standard" open
> non-proprietary format for audio/video files.
Flash *is* an open format; Adobe opened up its specs a while ago. It's
just that the only full implementation of it isn't open (Adobe Flash).
> I've used the gnash plugin because earlier Flash releases were so
> "problematic" (crashing Flash would generally crash Firefox). But
> generally migrated away from Flash as it seemed to become more and
> more of an advertising distribution medium that one had no user
> control over (this is a subjective impression). Gnash also seemed to
> be unable to play more recent versions of Flash files.
>
> Is gnash still under development (as an open source alternative to
> Adobe flash)? If so, then it would seem to make sense to keep the
> plugin alive. Where does this all go with the evolution towards more
> open media formats (HTML 3.x?). It is my impression currently that a
> consensus could not be agreed upon for a "standard" open
> non-proprietary format for audio/video files.
Flash *is* an open format; Adobe opened up its specs a while ago. It's
just that the only full implementation of it isn't open (Adobe Flash).