b7j0c said:i doubt many freebsd users would recommend ubuntu, but i think it has its place
from_mars said:there is no portsnap and it scared to updates.
d_mon said:for "flash" reasons i'm going to quit bsd world[installed gnash and never could it see anything] it is annoying that matter of flash!
d_mon said:while they do not see that point[flash] u people of BSD will remain at idle on OS's world!
Maredelamer said:*blinks confused* People like flash?
UNIXgod said:Some people enjoy surfing the internet. Flash is a byproduct of that need.
True, but this is a gradual process. I've never liked Flash but I still see it a whole lot. The problem with JavaScript btw is that many people have it disabled.expl said:With advances in javascript engines [snip] and incorporation of HTML5&CSS3, most serious design companies are cleverly shifting away from Flash and similar technologies
For what it's worth: maybe it's just me but although installing Flash used to be a royal pita indeed, especially with something other than Netscape/Firefox, I think there has been significant improvement lately.Oxyd said:Flash is a pain to install right
fonz said:You are totally, absolutely wrong. Flash works perfectly fine on recent versions of FreeBSD.
Maredelamer said:Just to mention this as another data point, multimedia/vlc will play (local) flv files as well.
d_mon said:while they do not see that point[flash] u people of BSD will remain at idle on OS's world!
vermaden said:Same as mplayer (and many other players), FLV is just a codec, what Your point?
kpedersen said:All Linux OSes completely tie the user down to the distro's package server, which is probably due to large company influences such as RedHat who want to "be in control" of their users and customers. For this reason, Linux pisses me off.