Update on Adobe Linux Flash Player

[James]

Excellent. Will there be amd64 support?

[Rob Williams]

It's hard to say... he didn't address the question in any of the comments. I hope there would be... I can't understand why there wouldn't be...

[Michael]

There should [finally!] be x86_64 support with this upcoming Linux version of Flash.

[Rob Williams]

That would be great Michael... and about time. I will probably make my move to 64-Bit on my main machine when that happens. I personally am looking forward to better support in general. I often visit websites that won't function properly due to an older flash version.

Only a matter of time now...

[niniendowarrior]

This should be encouraging developments on the Adobe Flash Player 9 for Linux.

A *BIG* hug to Adobe!

http://blogs.adobe.com/penguin.swf/2...e_distros.html

[niniendowarrior]

Further developments. This is definitely good news. Soon we will have that shiny Flash Player 9 on Linux!

http://blogs.adobe.com/penguin.swf/2...se_detail.html

[Rob Williams]

Yes... can't wait. It's about time, I can say that much. I've recently been emulating the Windows version of Firefox with Flash 9 plugin, and I can say it's actually reliable. It's going to be great to have a native version though.

[Rob Williams]

Here is an interview with the lead engineer of the Linux Flash dept. He did not mention anything regarding a 64-Bit version, so it's looking sketchy there.

He did casually mention that it's a feature people could request, but I find it bizarre that people would need to request it. It's obvious that it's wanted.

[Michael]

http://blogs.adobe.com/penguin.swf/2..._briefing.html

Looks like a Beta will be out soon, and the final release to come in Q1'07.

[Michael]

First Screenshot of Flash Player 9 on Linux: http://blogs.adobe.com/penguin.swf/f...ile-upload.png