Comments on: Flash problems in Firefox http://thelinuxexperiment.com/free-software/flash-problems-in-firefox/ Linnnnnuxxxxxxxxx Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:48:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jon F http://thelinuxexperiment.com/free-software/flash-problems-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Jon F Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:45:46 +0000 http://thelinuxexperiment.com/?p=846#comment-383 @Shayne Unfortunately, the iPhone represents a highly visible market segment of paying customers that gets regular news coverage. For a company like Adobe, not supporting that platform is a public relations nightmare. Linux may have a larger user base, but is far less visible to the public at large. @Shayne
Unfortunately, the iPhone represents a highly visible market segment of paying customers that gets regular news coverage. For a company like Adobe, not supporting that platform is a public relations nightmare. Linux may have a larger user base, but is far less visible to the public at large.

]]> By: Shayne http://thelinuxexperiment.com/free-software/flash-problems-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-379 Shayne Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:12:46 +0000 http://thelinuxexperiment.com/?p=846#comment-379 <a href="#comment-353" rel="nofollow">@Jon F </a> However, you will note the fuss that Adobe is putting up over no Flash on the iPhone and I would suspect that there are more Linux users than iPhone users. If Adobe put in just a fraction effort into Linux as they do in the mobile arena we wouldn't be having this conversation. @Jon F
However, you will note the fuss that Adobe is putting up over no Flash on the iPhone and I would suspect that there are more Linux users than iPhone users. If Adobe put in just a fraction effort into Linux as they do in the mobile arena we wouldn’t be having this conversation.

]]> By: Jon F http://thelinuxexperiment.com/free-software/flash-problems-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-353 Jon F Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:21:38 +0000 http://thelinuxexperiment.com/?p=846#comment-353 I think that you have that backward there, Sasha - It's a shame that Adobe hasn't seen fit to write a version of Flash for Linux. Even though we're trying to change it, we're a very small portion of the desktop market. You can't exactly expect the entire 'net to avoid Flash just for Linux. I suppose that the same could be said about Adobe, but it's easier to blame a company for a problem than to blame the Internet. I think that you have that backward there, Sasha – It’s a shame that Adobe hasn’t seen fit to write a version of Flash for Linux. Even though we’re trying to change it, we’re a very small portion of the desktop market. You can’t exactly expect the entire ‘net to avoid Flash just for Linux. I suppose that the same could be said about Adobe, but it’s easier to blame a company for a problem than to blame the Internet.

]]> By: Sasha http://thelinuxexperiment.com/free-software/flash-problems-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-352 Sasha Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:42:24 +0000 http://thelinuxexperiment.com/?p=846#comment-352 <a href="#comment-335" rel="nofollow">@Rothgar</a> Yeah Firefox restarts work for me as well. It’s a real shame that so many websites are primarily Flash. I can’t even check hockey scores or highlights as quickly as I used to because the NHL website’s main page and scoreboard are Flash. @Rothgar
Yeah Firefox restarts work for me as well. It’s a real shame that so many websites are primarily Flash. I can’t even check hockey scores or highlights as quickly as I used to because the NHL website’s main page and scoreboard are Flash.

]]> By: Rothgar http://thelinuxexperiment.com/free-software/flash-problems-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-335 Rothgar Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:41:41 +0000 http://thelinuxexperiment.com/?p=846#comment-335 I wish I could say this was just your experience, but Adobe is pretty notorious for having horrible Linux support. I had heard for a while that 64 bit Adobe Flash was better, but so far in my experience it is not. Usually a quick Firefox restart will fix things up (at least for a little while), but until Flash starts to die off (or Adobe makes a proper Linux version) I don't think this will ever get fixed. At least Silverlight (moonlight on Linux) has started to make some headway in Linux ports. I wish I could say this was just your experience, but Adobe is pretty notorious for having horrible Linux support. I had heard for a while that 64 bit Adobe Flash was better, but so far in my experience it is not. Usually a quick Firefox restart will fix things up (at least for a little while), but until Flash starts to die off (or Adobe makes a proper Linux version) I don’t think this will ever get fixed.

At least Silverlight (moonlight on Linux) has started to make some headway in Linux ports.

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