Finally, something that works on flash in linux!
I jest, but flash is the perfect target if you want to hit multiple OS's. Doesn't mean the malware authors will actually develop exploits/malcode for multiple OS's though.
I jest, but flash is the perfect target if you want to hit multiple OS's. Doesn't mean the malware authors will actually develop exploits/malcode for multiple OS's though.
As an aside, the alpha releases for Flash on Linux are surprisingly stable. The "gray rectangle" problem appears to be solved, which was the worst part of Flash on Linux in years past. Video streaming works well, but animations flicker and tear, so most online games are still unplayable.
I'm surprised to be reading so much talk about Flash not working very well on Linux. I'm using Fedora 13 (previously Ubuntu) on an extremely low-performance machine, and I haven't seen any problems in a very long time (at least a year). Video's, games, etc... all seem to work fine, and I generally pay a lot of attention to the Flash player because I'm a flex developer. The only time I struggle is when I watch HD video, but that's to be expected on my machine even if I'm watching a DVD.
One thing that seems to reliably fail is full-screen video, though.