Bug#349064: ITP: flash-plugin -- installer for Macromedia Flash Plugin

[Wouter Verhelst <wouter@debian.org>]

On Fri, Jan 20, 2006 at 09:00:52PM +0100, Bart Martens wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: Bart Martens <bart.martens@advalvas.be>
> 
> * Package name    : flash-plugin
>   Version         : 7.0.61.1
>   Upstream Author : Bart Martens <bart.martens@advalvas.be>
> * URL             : http://members.chello.be/ws35943/flash-plugin/
> * License         : GPL
>   Description     : installer for Macromedia Flash Plugin
> 
> This package downloads the Macromedia Flash plugin and installs it.
> The plugin itself is not in this package.
> 
> Homepage of the plugin itself: http://macromedia.mplug.org/
> 
> The Debian package flash-plugin is meant as an alternative or as a
> replacement for flashplugin-nonfree.

What's the point in that?

> Similarities: Both Debian packages are GPL, and download the .tar.gz
> from the Macromedia website to comply to the Macromedia license.
> 
> Some differences:
> - less bugs :-)

Ah, so you want to improve the package? Why not just send patches to the
maintainer of flashplugin-nonfree, then?

> - simple scripting in preinst and postinst, no ruby

What's wrong with ruby?

> - uses wget, so simple proxy support
> - versions are linked (MD5), thus support downgrade of the plugin
> - asks to accept the Macromedia license before downloading the plugin

Yuck. Please don't do that.

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