tags 305777 wontfix severity 305777 wishlist thanks * Jason Dorje Short ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Package: mozilla-firefox > Version: 1.0.3-1 > Severity: normal
Please use the appropriate severity. > The basic problem is that the typical user finds he needs to install > extra plugins, but these are not intrinsically tied in debian to the > browser package. So either he installs them from sources he finds on > the internet (bad, compared to having a debian package to provide the > plugin) or (only if he is an experienced user) he spends time finding > the right package to provide the plugin within debian. > > Particularly at issue are flash and java plugins. There is a solid > flash plugin in debian (swf-player) as well as a not-so-solid flash > plugin (libflash-mozplugin crashed my browser repeatedly) [or maybe I > have these backwards]. With java the problem is worse as Debian can't > doesn't include any java plugins that I can see. I don't think I really want encourage the use of these plugins. I'm not a fan of either flash or java, and their non-free status makes me doubly hesitant to recommend them. Sure, there are free replacements (gcjwebplugin is the free java plugin, but it's definitely not at the level of Sun's offerings), but they're generally not up to snuff with the proprietary offerings, and the formats are not standards. It is a shame that flash is so prevalent on the web. > Now, I can't tell you the best way to fix this. > > For the flash (and most other) plugins, the best choice would be to add > a "recommends" entry to the package to recommend installation of the > preferred plugin. Again, the problem is worse for java (and other > proprietary) plugins as there's no good way to provide the plugin within > the debian framework. -- Eric Dorland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ICQ: #61138586, Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1024D/16D970C6 097C 4861 9934 27A0 8E1C 2B0A 61E9 8ECF 16D9 70C6 -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s++: a-- C+++ UL+++ P++ L++ E++ W++ N+ o K- w+ O? M++ V-- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t++ 5++ X+ R tv++ b+++ DI+ D+ G e h! r- y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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