On 3/17/2010 9:03 PM, Neal Hogan wrote:
Most (if not all) software has some sort of license, like "use as you'd like but make sure you tell the next person the same" (BSD . . .as I understand it). However, Flash is not just a set of words . . . to use Adobe software without paying for it is stealing . . . money . . . no?
No. Flash player is distributed free-of-cost by Adobe. What costs is the Flash developer tools, not the player.
But can a "purist" accept such support and be a true linux user?
"Linux" is not synonymous with "free". "Debian" is not synonymous with "Stallman". Please keep these facts in mind.