Gnash Flash player reaches milestone, not destination

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Mar 19, 2008 12:08 AM EDT
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Gnash, the free software Flash player, has released its first beta. The new release is a milestone for both the project and the GNU/Linux desktop, which remains dependent on the proprietary Adobe player for handling Flash files (.swf). Although Flash support is not complete in version 0.8.2, Gnash has now reached the point where it is usable for the most common everyday purposes, such as watching videos on YouTube -- a point that Gnash was exaggeratedly reported as having reached last June. However, in many other ordinary circumstances, Gnash's success remains hit or miss.

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Gnash does NOT easily work on all platforms! flufferbeer 2 974 Mar 19, 2008 1:51 PM

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