On a post on the Suse Linux mailing, Jarl Friis writes how he contacted Macromedia concerning porting the Shockwave player to Linux, afterall the Flash player has already been ported to the free OS. The response from Macromedia was that, if requested by enough people, showing a desire for the port, engineers would then consider doing one.
Read the post here:
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-kde/2003-Feb/0007.html
NewsForge writes:
A source close to Macromedia told NewsForge that it would probably take a few thousand requests for the company to consider it cost-effective enough to add a new platform for one of its products.
http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/10/16/1822259
If a linux user or a linux supporter, here’s your chance to make an impression and help the shockwave player get ported to the Linux operating system. That will make a Flash and or Macromedia Studio port one step closer to reality.
In other Linux news, EWeek is reporting that for the first time, in a recent survey, sofware developers consider Linux to be more secure than Microsoft Windows.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1344466,00.asp
Could Microsoft be losing its grip? Is Window’s popularity in decline? With the threat of Apple’s new face and recent issues in security, it seems Windows will soon be facing an uphill battle. This could mean even more ground gained by Linux in the coming months. This too when another recent study suggests many Windows users are evaluating other platforms. If Linux gains enough ground, we may begin seeing Macromedia authoring environments, like Flash, built for the Free OS.
Send your request now.
http://www.macromedia.com/support/email/wishform/
