Re: Open Source Flash Alternatives
On Fri, 1 Jan 2021 18:17:32 -0500
Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 10:29 AM Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Since Adobe Flash is going the way of the Dodo Bird, I thought I'd
> > check up on Open Source Alternatives, since I have some
> > Standalone .swf files (games, etc).
> >
> > Two came up in my searches, Lightspark (which seems to be, mainly a
> > Plug-in), and Ghu Gnash, which I like better, since it works as a
> > Standalone Program. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem available in
> > Bullseye (and Search didn't find it for Buster either). It DOES
> > show up in Stretch, but that's on a different machine than where
> > my .swf files are.
>
> Update: I just installed Stretch in QEMU-KVM in my "Knockabout" Mint
> 20 system and was able to install Gnash on it. I did a bit of
> research into Gnu Gnash, seeing that it may not be currently
> maintained. I wonder if that decision was made before Flash was
> going Extinct?
>
> I don't consider this closed, because of the large number of
> Standalone .swf files. But I have something to test and, may contact
> gnu.org about Gnash.
Take a look at Ruffle, a "Flash player emulator" or so they say.
Open source. Available for Windows, Mac and Linux. Haven't tried it
myself. No old Flash files laying around to test.
https://ruffle.rs/
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