After takin' a swig o' grog, Mark Kent belched out this bit o' wisdom:
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> __/ [ NoStop ] on Saturday 17 March 2007 00:57 \__
>>
>>> Linonut wrote:
>>>
>>>> After takin' a swig o' grog, John Bailo belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>>>>
>>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>>> YOOOUUUUUTUUUUUBE
>>>>>>
>>>>>> GO Swfdec!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.advogato.org/person/company/diary.html?start=34
>>>>>
>>>>> Uh...I've always been able to view them....with Konqueror.
>>>>
>>>> And with Firefox.
>>>>
>>> Maybe Roy just discovered this? Who knows? Strange heading for non-news.
>>>
>>> Cheers.
>>
>> No, it's the fact that you don't need Flash, which is proprietary. Gnash
>> wasn't able to do this, I think, but it's coming along nicely as well.
>
> Quite right. The issue is about whether you can use free software or
> not, and the standard flash player is completely proprietary.
Ahhh. Quite right, indeed. Thanks for the reminder!
--
Microsoft are just like other totalitarian regimes: to remain at the top,
they need to exert absolute control, ruthless suppression of anything
remotely resembling competition, an army of astroturfers, and a
well-oiled propaganda machine. -- Richard Rasker, 4 Oct 2006.
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