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Flash 9 player for linux

Submitted by Falken on
Matt Chotin said on FlexCoders:
Well, check with the next build [of the player],
it could be that the beta we put out had real problems.

Does this mean we can expect a 2nd beta of the linux plugin I wonder ?

One that maybe fixes the SIGSEGV crash during shutdown
(
#7 0xf5f3825e in NP_Shutdown ()
from /usr/lib/browser-plugins/libflashplayer.so
#8 0xf6da0df2 in XtAppProcessEvent () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6
) ?
I can't tell if this just because it's a 32-bit plugin in a 32-bit browser on
an otherwise 64-bit O/S or not, but it does occur on all three (2xSuSE 10.0 and one SuSE 10.1) boxes we tried. I've submitted it as a bug report too, but they are not publicly searchable and this is :-)

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CFDevCon: LIVE

Submitted by Falken on

Technology willing I'll be posting updates here every few hours over the course of Thursday conference. LiveJournal readers will need to check my real blog, sorry.

8:30: Met Ben Forta in the lobby, got checked in nice and quick, now watching the huge tele being built and apraising the swag

A good week continued

Submitted by Falken on
The latest Flash Player (9) is out for Linux. As that's where I spend most of my time, this is great news, and also shows Adobe is really serious about making Flash run everywhere.

It may only be a beta, but I've had zero problems, the install is as easy as can be (put one file in one dir.), sound Just Works, Flex 2 applications Just Work, it's as fast as the Windows version, hasn't crashed etc.
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NTL Strikes Again

Submitted by Falken on
FFS. No, really, FOR FUCKS SAKE.
BBC One should not be on channel 101. All the more so for you saying in your Programme Guide Policy that "BBC ONE, BBC TWO, ITV 1, Channel 4, five will continue to occupy their historic numbering position". Which was, you'll never guess, but 1.

TYM Nettle. I'm sure explaining it to the in-laws when they return will be a night of fun and mirth.
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Hurrah !

Submitted by Falken on
The new Transformers film got a slot on BBC news this morning (very positive), and the robot modes look great.

In other news, the fine people over at The Firmware Page have got a tool to unlock the region of my laptops DVD drive (a Toshiba SD-R2512), at last - see attached :-)
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