Flash for Linux -- It's Not for Users [LWN.net]

Flash for Linux -- It's Not for Users

Posted Feb 16, 2007 17:57 UTC (Fri) by endecotp (guest, #36428)
In reply to: Flash for Linux -- It's Not for Users by khim
Parent article: Flash for Linux -- It's Not for Designers (internetnews.com)

> Flash is already installed on millions of desktops, any other plugin
> must be installed manually.

I feared that this was the case but wasn't sure.

Perhaps if Mozilla could be persuaded to ship with MPEG support built in, that would help a bit. Are there any major technical, legal or other obstacles to that?

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Flash for Linux -- It's Not for Users

Posted Feb 20, 2007 1:07 UTC (Tue) by jamesh (subscriber, #1159) [Link]

Well, MPEG is heavily patented in a number of regions. So Mozilla.org would either have to risk being sued or pay a per-unit royalty for each browser they distribute. Not really feasible.