"Tim Smith" <reply_in_group@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <2918649.CU9cZF3qyk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > As for the features in Moonlight and Silverlight, they should be
>> > pretty much comparable, as part of our collaboration agreement
>> > includes access to the test suites to ensure that we are compatible.
>> > The same test suites that they use to ensure backwards compatibility
>> > on their own product.
>>
>> Thanks, Miguel. This confirms that Moonlight is not Silverlight (and
>> probably
>> never will be). Saying that Silverlight works in Linux is therefore not
>> correct. Silverlight is Silverlight. In the same vein, OOXML is
>> Microsoft
>> Office (and it's not superb at all).
>
> Wait a second. The relationship of Moonlight to Silverlight sounds
> pretty much the same as the relationship of Gnash to Flash, except
> Moonlight is actually receiving encouragement and cooperation from the
> Silverlight people.
Not 'pretty much the same' but actually better. Gnash is completely
unsupported by Adobe and is based completely on reverse engineering.
Moonlight has support from the Silverlight team and access to their team
members and test suites.
> Google in groups for "schestowitz" and "gnash", and there are numerous
> posts by you supporting Gnash and calling it a Flash player for Linux.
You mean like these posts that Schestowitz made?
A Look at Gnash (Open Source Flash), Which Adopted GPLv3
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/msg/88809ef9f6fc4836
Open Source Flash (GNU Gnash) - Review and Advantages
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/msg/b5f939cf40adb3d3
New Ubuntu Includes Free Open Source Flash Implementation (gnash)
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/msg/d0eba54d510ba8dc
Free Flash Player for Linux - (A reverse-engineering project) Gnash, the
free Flash player
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/msg/4c5111151cfe2aeb
> How can you claim that Gnash counts as Flash for Linux, but say that
> Moonlight does not count as Silverlight for Linux.
Schestowitz is not interested in accuracy or facts. He's an immature child
and his only concern is anti-MS zealotry.
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