Re: javascript
That's ancient okay. cclive may be able to get that for you. It's a
replacement for adobe flash player. Only thing is, you'll have the file
on your drive when cclive is done if cclive is successful. In 2 more
years, adobe will no longer support adobe flash player it will have its
end of life.
On Thu, 16 Apr 2020, Kenneth Parker wrote:
> Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 15:08:44
> From: Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com>
> To: Debian Users <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Subject: Re: javascript
> Resent-Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:09:09 +0000 (UTC)
> Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 2:50 PM Russell L. Harris <russell@rlharris.org>
> wrote:
>
> > When attempting to listen to a recorded pipe organ broadcast posted on
> > a web site of Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), I am taken to a page which
> > has the message,"To view this content, Javascript must be enabled and
> > Adobe Flash Player must be installed."
> >
>
> Sounds like an "ancient" Website.
>
> The page with the links to the broadcast is titled "A
> > Tribute to Notre Dame Cathedral":
> > https://pipedreams.publicradio.org/listings/2020/2015/
>
>
> As a lover of Classical Music, I would like to view that.
>
> What I've done before (and could "dust off"), is to Install an old version
> of Ubuntu (which I used in the Olden days) inside a Virtual Machine
> (Virtualbox in the past, but I've been experimenting, lately with
> KVM/Qemu), and enjoying the Website there.
>
> One caution: Use that Old OS (and Browser) *only* for these, known Old
> Sites. Don't browse the Open Internet there, unless you've taken a
> Snapshot, which you can Restore!
>
>
> The link is titled "Audio Complete Show 1 hr 58 Min":
> > https://pipedreams.publicradio.org/www_publicradio/tools/
> > media_player/popup.php?name=pipedreams/2020/04/13_pipedreams_128
> >
>
> Thanks again.
>
> I am running Debian 10. Synaptic does not find in the Debian archive
> > a Javascript package. And I seem to remember that Javascript is not a
> > good thing.
> >
>
> It's sites like these that "inspire" those, using Windows to keep old and
> Insecure Technology, which then get infected by Malware.
>
>
> > So, is there an alternative? I have contacted MPR, but MPR has not
> > yet offered a solution.
> >
>
> Like I said, something old, via a Virtual Machine. Could even be an older
> Windows release. (But be Careful!)
>
>
> > RLH
> >
>
> Kenneth Parker
>
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