[Savannah-cvs] [492] flash/gnash

[karl]

Revision: 492
          
http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=administration&revision=492
Author:   karl
Date:     2022-10-24 16:50:02 -0400 (Mon, 24 Oct 2022)
Log Message:
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flash/gnash

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/sviki/FileFormats.mdwn

Modified: trunk/sviki/FileFormats.mdwn
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--- trunk/sviki/FileFormats.mdwn        2022-10-21 20:55:29 UTC (rev 491)
+++ trunk/sviki/FileFormats.mdwn        2022-10-24 20:50:02 UTC (rev 492)
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-The files you upload at Savannah needs to be created / editable using
-free software, and the free replacements need to be at least as good as
-the proprietary one.
+As a matter of principle, the files you upload at Savannah need to be
+created / editable using free software, and the free replacements need
+to be at least as good as the proprietary one.
 
+Flash/Gnash
+-----------
 In the case of Gnash, it's currently not fast enough. Until the Cairo
 backend is done, it essentially requires a 3D card, which nowadays
 almost always run with proprietary software only; this is a non-trivial
@@ -12,3 +14,7 @@
 Savannah. In the opposite case, you're essentially enticing users to use
 Adobe Flash for a decent "user experience", so that's not a good value
 to promote.
+
+(2022) Since Flash has been superseded to a great extent by other
+formats, the above note is unlikely to matter now. But the principle
+remains.