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  • From: Jeremy Blosser <jblosser-smgl AT firinn.org>
  • To: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] Firefox + Flash 9
  • Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 15:17:09 -0500

On May 02, Tommy Boatman [tboatman2 AT houston.rr.com] wrote:
> Hey gang,
>
> Been in hiding, but still alive and kicking.
>
> Has anyone had issues with the Flash Player v9 plugin with Firefox? For
> some
> bizarre reason even if I have it installed, newer websites complain that
> they "Need Flash 8 or later" yet with Seamonkey I have no issues viewing
> those very sites.
>
> tommy@pegasus:/usr/lib/firefox$ gaze versions firefox
> Grimoire Section Spell Grimoire Version Installed Version
> -------- ------- ----- ---------------- -----------------
> test http firefox 2.0.0.3 2.0.0.3
>
>
> tommy@pegasus:/usr/lib/firefox$ gaze versions seamonkey
> Grimoire Section Spell Grimoire Version Installed Version
> -------- ------- ----- ---------------- -----------------
> test http seamonkey 1.1.1 1.1.1
>
>
> Obviously there's a bug here somewhere, but is it in our setup? I suspect
> it's upstream.

I've seen this on some sites but assumed it was bogus flash check
algorithms on their end that probably cared more you were on Linux than
anything. Seamonkey may be unaffected just because it matches their
version check strings better.

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