[Trac #1103] web/flash unusable, even with old stuff

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#1103: web/flash unusable, even with old stuff
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 Reporter:  AlbertCahalan  |        Owner:  rsavoye
     Type:  defect         |       Status:  new    
 Priority:  blocker        |    Milestone:  Trial-1
Component:  web browser    |   Resolution:         
 Keywords:  flash          |  
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Comment (by jg):

 Rob,

 joaoboscoapf is meeting the needs of his employer, the Brazilian
 government.  As on any Linux system, anyone is free to do what they will;
 OLPC is an open platform.  Note that OLPC has preinstalled Gnash on the
 system, and that we highly value yuor work, and doing everything we can to
 make your life easier, up to and including working on Adobe to attempt to
 change their position.  When people get the systems, they are free to do
 what they will with them, and install Flash 9. We appreciate your views:
 please appreciate his views that he has to be able to play the content
 that his country requires.
                                - Jim Gettys


 Replying to [comment:10 rsavoye]:
 > Replying to [comment:5 joaoboscoapf]:
 > > I am testing XO for the brazilian government and I can say that a good
 flash plugin is essential for the success of the laptop (at least for
 Brazil).
 > >
 > > In my opinion the greatest problem with XO right now is the web
 browser. There are resolution problems, performance problems and plugin
 support problems (Flash and Java).
 > >
 > > People here are testing 3 laptops: Classmate, Mobilis and XO. The
 first thing they do is to test it in educational portals, with lots of
 Flash contents and some Java applets. There are thousands of flash
 educational games at the internet. Classmate and Mobilis works fine on
 them but XO not. It is not my opinion, that is the fact right now.
 > >
 > > Just take a look at a text I found at pepper web site
 (http://www.pepper.com/linux/olpc.html):
 > >
 > > ''Q: Why do you include non-open source components like Flash and
 media codecs?''
 > >
 > > ''A: We think that kids around the world should be able to have full-
 fidelity access to all of the Web sites around the world. The reality
 today is that many Web sites make heavy use of non-open source technology
 like Flash and Windows Media. Our view is that since the '''OLPC is about
 kids and education, not open source dogma''', we think that, at least for
 the time being, it makes sense to include non-open source components when
 there is no full-fidelity open source alternative.''
 > >
 > > With all the respect for the volunteers working on FOSS projects,
 that's also my opinion and I think that being so extreme can make OLPC
 project to fail.
 >
 > Sorry I'm such an extremist. Where should I send my OLPC units back to ?
 I have no interest in hurting the OLPC project. If you want to run Adode,
 go right ahead.
 >

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