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"Dead" only meaning new apps generally don't use Flash. Old content is still not accessible without a Flash player.



It's only been 10 years since its downfall was obvious to everyone. If any one offers it as part of their service to you then just realize how little of a crap they care about you.


You never read a book published more than 10 years before? Just because something is old doesn't mean I never want to access it again. And 10 years isn't even that old.


Yes I have read an old book for historical purposes which is why I still have my K&R C book. This is like complaining that you can't get a VHS Player anymore to teach the kids MS Works with The Video Professor.


Set up a VM with flash installed.


Done that, with a Linux VM. Works surprisingly badly. Flash becomes very slow.

Perhaps a Windows VM works better? Although Windows VMs tend to be pretty big, hard to manage with less than 5 GB. Oh, and the licensing...


> Flash becomes very slow.

No surprise there. Flash was never good on Linux (IME).

If the cost of the windows license is a barrier, then maybe the content isn't worth that much to you? I truly don't mean that in a condescending way. I just find that a lot of people like to data hoard without a real need for what they are hoarding.


"Flash was never good on Linux (IME)." It was never good on anything! You can half a laptop's battery by watching videos during a 30 minute break.




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