Re: Request for a exception for swfdec-mozilla and gnash
Santiago Garcia Mantinan wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Due to serious severity bug #493307 (swfdec-mozilla: can't use another Flash
> plugin in mozilla when installed) and the fact that iceweasel and most if
> not all browsers don't implement a good way to select the plugin to be used
> to play a content, the maintainers of flash plugins for mozilla have agreed
> to implement Debian alternatives to solve this bug.
>
> We have uploaded new packages of swfdec-mozilla and gnash (the two free
> plugins), the changes we have done are only the ones needed to support the
> alternatives, being the bigger one that on swfdec-mozilla I had to change
> the configure options in order to move the plugin to another directory. As
> for the nonfree... Marillat has also made the changes to the nonfree plugin
> he maintains on his nonfree repo.
>
> The packages sould be in good shape and we feel that fixing this bug is
> important because of the dependency gnome has on swfdec-mozilla which
> currently means that all flash content will be played with swfdec-mozilla
> without an easy way for the user to select any other flash plugin.
>
> If you need any other info on this just ask for it.
Both unblocked.
Cheers
Luk
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