Linux Adobe abandons linux

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Adobe roadmap for the Flash runtimes | Adobe Developer Connection

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Adobe has been working closely with Google to develop a single, modern API for hosting plug-ins within the browser. The PPAPI, code-named "Pepper", aims to provide a layer between the plug-in and browser that abstracts away differences between browser and operating system implementations. You can find more information on the Pepper API at ppapi - Pepper Plugin API - Google Project Hosting.
Because of this work, Adobe has been able to partner with Google in providing a "Pepper" implementation of Flash Player for all x86/64 platforms supported by the Google Chrome browser. Google will begin distributing this new Pepper-based Flash Player as part of Chrome on all platforms, including Linux, later this year.
For Flash Player releases after 11.2, the Flash Player browser plug-in for Linux will only be available via the "Pepper" API as part of the Google Chrome browser distribution and will no longer be available as a direct download from Adobe. Adobe will continue to provide security updates to non-Pepper distributions of Flash Player 11.2 on Linux for five years from its release.
Flash Player will continue to support browsers using non-"Pepper" plug-in APIs on platforms other than Linux.
Adobe will be providing a debug player implementation of the Flash Player browser plug-in on Linux, and will update this document once there are more details on how it will be distributed.
As of Adobe AIR 3, Adobe has discontinued support for Adobe AIR for Linux operating systems.
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Sooner or later there will be only one name in the internet world , Google . This sort of monopoly is extremely dangerous to internet democracy .
In the end we will be left with no other option than Google , now its free but who knows there will come a time when they start charging .
 
Where does google come into the picture here? Adobe no longer wants to support an OS that has less than 2% market share and that makes sense.
 
Lord Nemesis said:
Where does google come into the picture here? Adobe no longer wants to support an OS that has less than 2% market share and that makes sense.
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From OP,
>>For Flash Player releases after 11.2, the Flash Player browser plug-in for Linux will only be available via the "Pepper" API as part of the Google Chrome browser distribution and >>will no longer be available as a direct download from Adobe.

so if they want to access Flash content, it has to be using Google Chrome.

Though I agree that Google might not have any role in this.

considering (again from OP)

>>Flash Player will continue to support browsers using non-"Pepper" plug-in APIs on platforms other than Linux.
 
adi_vastava said:
From OP,
>>For Flash Player releases after 11.2, the Flash Player browser plug-in for Linux will only be available via the "Pepper" API as part of the Google Chrome browser distribution and >>will no longer be available as a direct download from Adobe.

so if they want to access Flash content, it has to be using Google Chrome.

Though I agree that Google might not have any role in this.

considering (again from OP)

>>Flash Player will continue to support browsers using non-"Pepper" plug-in APIs on platforms other than Linux.
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For years plugin developers have been using NPAPI and browsers have been implementing it. It doesn't really mean that they were favoring Netscape/Mozilla and everything else they do. They just used the API because it they thought it is good/convenient. I don't think using Pepper API means that the company is promoting Google. Pepper API itself is a revision of NPAPI done by Google.

On another note, delivering the updates only through Chrome update is some thing to think about.
 
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