[thelist] pixel perfect requirements and web standards

[Shawn K. Quinn]

On Mon, 2005-06-06 at 22:13 -0700, Jeff Howden wrote:
> ><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><
> > From: Shawn K. Quinn
> > 
> > [...] Flash has this problem, in addition to the problem
> > of the plug-in: it's non-free software and only
> > available for the operating systems Macromedia (Adobe?)
> > chooses to compile it for.
> ><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><
> 
> I don't know where you've been, but the Flash plug-in has always been
> (and
> likely will always continue to be) free.

It never has been free, by which I mean free as in freedom. It has
always been available as a binary for zero licensing cost, but the
license gives you virtually no freedom.

-- 
Shawn K. Quinn <skquinn at speakeasy.net>