gnash vs. flash (was Re: Why does installing gnome ...)



On 2010-03-17 10:40, Stefan Monnier wrote:
Installing Gnash screws up Flash.

That is the core of the problem that needs to be fixed.
There's no reason the two shouldn't be able to coexist peacefully so
that each user on the machine can choose which flash player she wants
to use.


The rub is that Debian doesn't officially know that Flash exists. Even if it did, too many DDs are morally opposed to closed-source to want to Depend on it.

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