I for one am glad there is no plugin for that infectious disease called

flash.
On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 11:21:33AM -0500, Ed Ahlsen-Girard (TYBRIN Corp.) wrote:

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> From: Jim Razmus [mailto:jim@bonetruck.org]

> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 3:58 PM

> To: misc@openbsd.org

> Subject: Re: UPDATE: mozilla-firefox-3.0

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> >

> >I would like it to automatically ping Adobe looking for the Flash

> player

> >that is not available.  When I'm particularly irritated with some site

> >that demands Flash, I follow the link to Adobe's site where they "don't

> >have a plugin for my platform" and refresh 10-20 times to sprinkle some

> >love in their web server logs.  FF automating that for me would be

> >great!

> >

> >Jim

>

> Oh, you think that anyone who reads their logs is allowed to talk to a

> developer there?

>

> I think that Adobe is making enough money doing what they're doing that

> they do not want an open plug in for Flash.  Period.  They think that

> protecting their source optimizes their revenue.

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> Ed Ahlsen-Girard