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Re: iceweasel seg faults when closing tabs



On 24/09/10 15:39, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
> In <[🔎] 20100923212652.3496e5ac@windy.deldotd.com>, briand@aracnet.com wrote:
>> On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:45:37 -0700
>> <briand@aracnet.com> wrote:
>>> Gdk-WARNING **: XID collision, trouble ahead
>>
>> doh!  strong evidence that it's the flash plugin.  damn, I really
>> should take my own advice.
>>
>> oooooh, how I hate flash.....
> 
> Uninstall Adobe Flash, clear all your cookies, install Gnash and its Mozilla 
> plugin, and try it out.  It's relatively painless to move back if it doesn't 
> suit your needs.[1]  Gnash in testing is supposed to have 100% of YouTube.com 
> videos working, and some other sites use similar enough video embedding that 
> they work as well.
> 
> If it doesn't work in Gnash, I simply do without it.  But, even if your desire 
> for flash contest exceeds your dedication to Free Software, it is worth a try.  
> I imagine the Gnash maintainers are actually more interested resolving issues 
> on Debian (and other Free OSes) than Adobe.
> 
> [1] Just reverse the process -- uninstall Gnash, clear your cookies, reinstall 
> Adobe Flash.

...and if it's just youtube you're interested in - they are trialling
HTML5 (fffflash-free).

Gnash - written by a bloke that wears an Akubra - so it must be good!
(apropos of nought).

Cheers

--
Patriotism - the last refuge of scoundrels


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