# PETITION - for MacroMedia to widen support

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/petition-for-macromedia-to-widen-support/97106>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 17, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/petition-for-macromedia-to-widen-support/97106 "2003-12-17T21:25:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![RelandR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ba0ec/32.png) [@RelandR](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RelandR)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/petition-for-macromedia-to-widen-support/97106/1 "2003-12-17T21:25:52Z")

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[\>\>\> PETITION LINK \<\<\<](http://www.petitiononline.com/fla4lppc/petition.html)

It might interest you all to know that macromedia is dragging their feet in providing support of a large and growing niche of computer users …

**About** ::  
The Flash Player is not ported to LinuxPPC OS versions at this time, but it is for the Linux i586 OS (intel)…

**There are Only two ways to fix / accomplish this** :

1. for MM gives up the source code so the open source community can engineer a workable package :sure: (which they won’t, and who could blame them)  
…or…
2. MM Creates the porting of Flash themselves (the EZ route as they have their own Linux~savvy team, in-house)

**Why should this matter to any of You ?** ::  
As Flash developers / developers to be, it would be prudent to support any cause that furthers acceptence of flash as a standard medium for internet content thereby squashing more complaints and critiques about flash being an annoyance on the web.

…This is good for MacroMedia (marketShare)…it is good for all…  
([size=1]_and this is not about whether you like Apple or not so please, no flames_[/size])

_from the petition_::

> [size=1]To:\_ Macromedia, Inc.

In recent years, Linux has grown in popularity and has been expanded to run on Apple PowerPC-based machines. Macromedia does not currently support the growing number of Linux users on PowerPC systems, which is evident by Macromedia’s lack of a Linux/PPC version of the Flash Player.

With the growing popularity of Flash on the Internet, it has become a necessity to have the Flash Player installed. Many sites have adopted Flash for such things as product demos, web-based games, and comedic movies. These things have become a vital part of the Internet, and without them, the full experience can never be met. Without the inclusion of the Flash Player for Linux/PPC, many of us are unable to benefit from the full experience of certain web sites, while “Flash-only” sites are rendered useless.

One of the largest complaints about Linux/PPC from users is the lack of the Flash Player, and many potential users aren’t willing to make the switch until the Flash Player is available for Linux/PPC.

We the undersigned, urge you to consider releasing a Linux/PPC version of the Macromedia Flash Player, for the sake of existing and future Linux/PPC users.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned …  
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Note: the petition requires an email address for validation prposes to ensure qualified signors… and one only “no response necessary” email is sent (reply to it only to _kill_ the vote)

…also, the porting of a flash authoring app for linux is another issue…