On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 9:00 AM, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > max bianco wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Adobe Flash is something I can't for the life of me figure out why > > > > anyone would use. You can't kill the adds like you can with gnash and > > > > it leaves a gaping security hole in everything it touches. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Because it is the closest thing we have to a universal video format. > Pure > > > and simple, if I want to put out something like a "How to assemble" or a > > > video of a meeting, I could do wmv for the MS folk, and ogg for the > Linux > > > folk, and {can't remember} for the Mac folk (I have a script for > ffmpeg), or > > > I can do flash and everyone can use it. > > > > > > If you want to communicate with others, and view their communication > with > > > you, flash is the format to use. > > > > > > If you never communicate with the outside world, it's optional. > > > > > > > > Wouldn't it make sense for a universal video format to open? > > > > You may not like that either: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverlight > The fact that the GNU\Linux version has a different name than the original tells me all i need to know. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list