macromedia players flash: Can't believe theres not a 64-bit flash player available. The company doesnt
even want to anser questions concerning a 64-bit player.
I my self use Linux/Fedora 5 and thers not a chanse I would go back to 32-bit
just because Windows hasnt evolved enough to support todays 64-bit equipment.
Anyway if theres someone who knows a work around to the 32-bit problem please
tell me!! The ideal would be if there was a open source flash out there, but
thats not likley...

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Not yet .. from what I understand its still in development. Porting to
64-bit is not all that easy (partly due to how the code was originally
written and optimised for 32-bit systems)

I'm sure Adboe won't leave 64-bit alone for long .. not once there is also
64-Bit Vista coming soon.

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The spec for SWF format is pretty much open already.
--
Jeckyl

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written and optimised for 32-bit systems) <<

Flash player 9 was only released in January. Why didn't they just write it to
be 64-bit compatible in the first place? Either they just finished writing a
ton of code that is full of assembly hacks designed for a 32-bit environment,
or they really just don't give a damn about releasing the 64-bit version.

Flash is not a huge application - They should have been able to entirely
rewrite the entire thing in this time-frame. Their whole argument about not
open-sourcing the player in the first place was that they didn't want it to
become "bloated" (not that it would, if they managed the project right).

Either way, it doesn't look good for the users or for the Macromedia/Adobe
developers. Until there is a native 64-bit version, I'm open to considering
any competing app that might pop up. Hmmm... I wonder if anyone's working on
openSparkle yet.