I know what you mean, I have to use Flash 9 :S
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On 15/10/2007, Raimo Niskanen  wrote:

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> On Fri, Oct 12, 2007 at 12:25:46PM -0700, Karsten McMinn wrote:

> > On 10/11/07, Nick Holland  wrote:

> > > Personally, I absolutely LOVE the fact that OpenBSD doesn't support

> > > flash natively.  I think that's a great selling point for using it

> > > on a desktop.  Oh, but you not only like flash, but demand it.

> > > That's ok, that's your measure of "desktop", it's my measure of

> > > annoying.  Are there some places I can't go?  Yep.  I rather suspect

> > > they lose more by not having me than I do by not having them.

> >

> > I'm in the same boat as you, however youtube/google video are

> > the best argument for flash. adobe should thank them, and possibly

> > myspace for keeping their macromedia pipe dreams alive.

> >

>

> Perhaps the best, but not the only. Flash i all over the net.

> E.g to see the weather forecasts from the Swedish Meteorology

> and Hydrology Institute (SMHI), you need Flash 8. Just a few

> months ago you needed Internet Explorer as well, but they

> are aware and improving...

>

> But Flash 7 via Opera and Linux emulation in OpenBSD does not

> cut it, alas :-(

>

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> > OT noise I know. This thread climaxed on Henning's earlier post.

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> / Raimo Niskanen, Erlang/OTP, Ericsson AB