Adobe 64-bit Flash comming soon

ADOBE PREVIEWS 64-BIT FLAS
*Author:* Gareth Halfacree
*Published:* 19th November 2008 'Comments (13)
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The new 64-bit build of Flash Player 10 for Linux allows users runnin
64-bit OSes to browse the web using purely native code

Fans of Adobe's Flash will be pleased to hear that the company i
looking to bring a native 64-bit version of the popular rich medi
technology to Windows, Mac, Linux users in the near future – alon
with a fully-fledged mobile version

According to 'ITWire' (http://www.itwire.com/content/view/21760/53/),
Adobe took the stage at the Adobe Max conference in San Fransico thi
week to announce that it is making a pre-release version of its nativ
64-bit Flash plugin available for Linux users 'immediately
(http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/f...yer10/faq.html), wit
Windows and Mac version to follow

With all major CPUs on the market today supporting 64-bit and all
modern operating systems also being available in 64-bit versions, man
users find themselves irked that they are forced to run a web browse
from a 32-bit binary simply to get Flash content working. I know tha
it's something of a pain on my 64-bit Ubuntu box – while th
32-bit Firefox install works reasonably well, there's always tha
niggling feeling that you're just not taking advantage of all that th
platform has to offer

While it's taken the company quite a long time to get around to
64-bit native binary, the news that it's in the pipeline for release i
the very near future is a good one. When asked why the company ha
released a sneak-peek Linux version without a Mac or Windows binary i
sight, the company stated that “-we chose Linux as the initia
platform in response to numerous questions in our public Flash Playe
bug and issue management system and the fact that Linux distribution
do not ship with a 32-bit browser or comprehensive 32-bit emulatio
layer by default.-” The company also reiterated that it i
“-committed to bringing native 64-bit Flash Player to Windows an
Mac in future prereleases.-&#8221

As if a 64-bit binary wasn't good enough, the company has also state
that it is working on a full-blooded version of Flash Player for mobil
devices. While many handsets on the market today can play Flas
content, they rely on the 'Flash Lite' system to do so –
cut-down version of Flash Player that is missing many of the features
of its bigger brother. During the conference, working versions of a
fully-fledged Flash Player were demonstrated on handsets runnin
Symbian, Windows Mobile, and Google's Android software platforms
Conspicuous in its absence was the iPhone, which currently has no Flas
support at all: Adobe's chief technology officer Kevin Lynch said tha
his company is still working with Apple to get some version of Flas
available on the iPhone

Looking forward to a fully 64-bit experience when you're browsing th
web, or is it the mobile versions that have caught your eye? Share you
thoughts over 'in the forums.
(http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=160477)

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great....:-(

spyware evolving
to 64 bit

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"rasmasyean" <> wrote in message news:...
>
> ADOBE PREVIEWS 64-BIT FLASH
> *Author:* Gareth Halfacree
> *Published:* 19th November 2008 'Comments (13)'
> (http://www.vistax64.com/news/2008/11...ash/1#comments)
> 'Email to a friend' (http://www.vistax64.com/email#email) 'Stumble'
> (http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?ur...64-bit%20Flash)
>
>
> The new 64-bit build of Flash Player 10 for Linux allows users running
> 64-bit OSes to browse the web using purely native code.
>
> Fans of Adobe's Flash will be pleased to hear that the company is
> looking to bring a native 64-bit version of the popular rich media
> technology to Windows, Mac, Linux users in the near future – along
> with a fully-fledged mobile version.
>
> According to 'ITWire' (http://www.itwire.com/content/view/21760/53/),
> Adobe took the stage at the Adobe Max conference in San Fransico this
> week to announce that it is making a pre-release version of its native
> 64-bit Flash plugin available for Linux users 'immediately'
> (http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/f...yer10/faq.html), with
> Windows and Mac version to follow.
>
> With all major CPUs on the market today supporting 64-bit and all
> modern operating systems also being available in 64-bit versions, many
> users find themselves irked that they are forced to run a web browser
> from a 32-bit binary simply to get Flash content working. I know that
> it's something of a pain on my 64-bit Ubuntu box – while the
> 32-bit Firefox install works reasonably well, there's always that
> niggling feeling that you're just not taking advantage of all that the
> platform has to offer.
>
> While it's taken the company quite a long time to get around to a
> 64-bit native binary, the news that it's in the pipeline for release in
> the very near future is a good one. When asked why the company had
> released a sneak-peek Linux version without a Mac or Windows binary in
> sight, the company stated that “-we chose Linux as the initial
> platform in response to numerous questions in our public Flash Player
> bug and issue management system and the fact that Linux distributions
> do not ship with a 32-bit browser or comprehensive 32-bit emulation
> layer by default.-” The company also reiterated that it is
> “-committed to bringing native 64-bit Flash Player to Windows and
> Mac in future prereleases.-”
>
> As if a 64-bit binary wasn't good enough, the company has also stated
> that it is working on a full-blooded version of Flash Player for mobile
> devices. While many handsets on the market today can play Flash
> content, they rely on the 'Flash Lite' system to do so – a
> cut-down version of Flash Player that is missing many of the features
> of its bigger brother. During the conference, working versions of a
> fully-fledged Flash Player were demonstrated on handsets running
> Symbian, Windows Mobile, and Google's Android software platforms.
> Conspicuous in its absence was the iPhone, which currently has no Flash
> support at all: Adobe's chief technology officer Kevin Lynch said that
> his company is still working with Apple to get some version of Flash
> available on the iPhone.
>
> Looking forward to a fully 64-bit experience when you're browsing the
> web, or is it the mobile versions that have caught your eye? Share your
> thoughts over 'in the forums.'
> (http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=160477)
>
> 'bit-tech.net | Adobe previews 64-bit Flash'
> (http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/11...64-bit-flash/1)
>
>
> --
> rasmasyean
>
> Cure diseases with your unused processor power!
> You can make a difference!
> 'Folding@Home' (http://folding.stanford.edu/) - Distributed Computing

> great....:-(
>
> spyware evolving
> to 64 bit

Did you expect anything else ?

"rasmasyean" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Fans of Adobe's Flash

How can anyone be a fan of an app that has had more security holes than
Swiss cheese? We only use it because we are forced to.

In article <y44_k.370252$>,
lid says...>
> "rasmasyean" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Fans of Adobe's Flash
>
> How can anyone be a fan of an app that has had more security holes than
> Swiss cheese? We only use it because we are forced to.

I would prefer reporting holes in Adobe products
to reporting holes in all flavours of Linuxes and UNIXes.

This does not mean Windows has less holes, I would say opposite.

This just means linux/unix vulnerability reports are uncountable....
Fortunately, I do reports only for 2 Linux distros, AIX, Solaris and HP-
UX

Bob Campbell wrote:
> "Jonathan Mars" <> wrote in message
> news:y44_k.370252$...
>> "rasmasyean" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Fans of Adobe's Flash
>>
>> How can anyone be a fan of an app that has had more security holes
>> than Swiss cheese? We only use it because we are forced to.
>
> Flash is also responsible for all of the friggin animated ads on EVERY
> friggin web page in the world. I install it, then immediately disable
> it in IE 7. That way I don't get all of the (equally annoying) "this
> page wants to install Flash" messages from EVERY friggin web page in the
> world, and no animated ads!


Hopefully the recession will hammer advertising budgets to the extent
that many of the perpetrators go right out of business. Generally I hate
to see people lose their jobs but my exceptions list includes
advertisers, politicians and the "Can you hear me now" guy from Verizon.

perhaps, doubling the bit size
simply means more power
to show more commercials,
which likely means more money
for adobe when flash initializes
their commercials.

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"Charlie Tame" <> wrote in message news:...
> Bob Campbell wrote:
>> "Jonathan Mars" <> wrote in message news:y44_k.370252$...
>>> "rasmasyean" <> wrote in message news:...
>>>> Fans of Adobe's Flash
>>>
>>> How can anyone be a fan of an app that has had more security holes than Swiss cheese? We only use it because we are forced to.
>>
>> Flash is also responsible for all of the friggin animated ads on EVERY friggin web page in the world. I install it, then
>> immediately disable it in IE 7. That way I don't get all of the (equally annoying) "this page wants to install Flash" messages
>> from EVERY friggin web page in the world, and no animated ads!
>
>
> Hopefully the recession will hammer advertising budgets to the extent that many of the perpetrators go right out of business.
> Generally I hate to see people lose their jobs but my exceptions list includes advertisers, politicians and the "Can you hear me
> now" guy from Verizon.