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No more Flash support in Firefox

([Development] Nov 18, 2020 15:45 UTC (Wed) (corbet))


Mozilla has [1]announced that the Adobe Flash era is coming to an end. " Firefox version 84 will be the final version to support Flash. On January 26, 2021 when we release Firefox version 85, it will ship without Flash support, improving our performance and security. " One suspects that few people will miss this support.



[1] https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2020/11/17/ending-firefox-support-for-flash/

No more Flash support in Firefox

Perhaps not coincidentally, [1]A short history of Flash & the forgotten Flash Website movement (when websites were “the new emerging artform”) was recently published by game designer Nathalie Lawhead. At least one person will be missing Flash.

[1] http://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/a-short-history-of-flash-the-forgotten-flash-website-movement-when-websites-were-the-new-emerging-artform

No more Flash support in Firefox

Perhaps not coincidentally, [1]A short history of Flash & the forgotten Flash Website movement (when websites were “the new emerging artform”) was recently published by game designer Nathalie Lawhead. At least one person will be missing Flash.

[1] http://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/a-short-history-of-flash-the-forgotten-flash-website-movement-when-websites-were-the-new-emerging-artform

Microsoft Mandatory Survey (#1)

Customers who want to upgrade to Windows 98 Second Edition must now fill
out a Microsoft survey online before they can order the bugfix/upgrade.

Question 1: What is your opinion of the Microsoft antitrust trial?

A. The DoJ is wasting taxpayer's money. Now, if the DOJ were to upgrade
all of its computer systems to Windows, then the department would be
making wise use of tax dollars.

B. All of the Microsoft email messages that the evil government has
presented as evidence are obviously taken out of context or have been
completely twisted around. I mean... Bill Gates would never say "let's
cut off their air supply" in a memo; it's an obvious fabrication.

C. Judge Jackson is obviously biased in favor of the DOJ's vigilante
persecution of Microsoft.

D. If Microsoft loses, it will be the gravest miscarriage of justice in
all the history of mankind.