--- On Mon, 6/14/10, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, 2010-06-14 at 08:32 -0700, > Patrick Bartek wrote: > > By that time, if Adobe is true to form, HTML5 will be > fully > > implemented and out for two years, and there'll be no > need Flash > > anymore. ;-) Praise the day! > > Wishful thinking, because all the pre-existing sites full > of Flash will > not be converted for you. I've read because of the iPad and Apple's "No Flash" stance, that Flash using sites are developing non-flash alternatives for it. I've read that this is happening quite rapidly with everyone in a panic because they don't want to loose the business. Ah! Don't you just love capitalism. Besides, choice is good. > Though I agree with the sentiment, it would be good to do > without the > unnecessary use of Flash. However I don't see the > replacement doing > away with encumbered data formats, ogg theora got dropped > as the > multi-media format. We're likely to have yet another > encumbered format > foisted upon everyone, as everyone knows that everyone uses > Windows, > with a few Mac users, all of which will get a licensed > player... There was a similar problem 35 years ago with consumer video recording and/or playback formats. Ultimately, the consumer chose which format it preferred. They will, again. It just takes time. B -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
