---------------------------------------- > From: ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:17:51 +0930 > Subject: RE: FC11 - flash plugin for Firefox > > On Sun, 2009-08-23 at 11:04 -0700, Markus Kesaromous wrote: >> I wonder if any graphics chips will provide a flash decoder so that >> all the host has to do is send the flash stream directly to the >> graphics controller. > > Potentially that sort of thing might be possible, when you consider that > some Flash videos are just a container for playing an ordinary video > file within the page. e.g. A MPEG player. > > However, you have to consider that a lot of Flash usage on the web is > designed to make it next to impossible to do anything other than stream > the video from their website, to retain their control over their data. > I could only foresee limited potential for this. As soon as publishers > decide to change their techniques, again, to protect their data, you'd > probably have to change playback hardware. > > -- > [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -r > 2.6.27.25-78.2.56.fc9.i686 > > Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I > read messages from the public lists. > Excellent point Tim. Thanks! Meanwhile, I will try to see if there is a contact at Adobe to tell them about their plugin's bad behaviour. Cheers, MK _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_online:082009 -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
