One Year Later: Adobe Abandons 64-bit Linux Again

Even on 64 bit machines, I simply install the 32 bit and go on about my bid'ness. Adobe is going to continue this cycle of catch-up with 64 bit Linux in perpetuity. My "job" is to "sell" Linux to the masses. That ain't gonna happen when at any given time, the product can be crippled by one singular vendor.

Besides, I have yet to see any significant performance gains between 64 and 32 bit on a machine that will be used for academic study and browsing.

I never run the 64 bit version, either... Just not enough of a performance advantage.

It would seem the author may have jumped the gun a little. It appears that the forum for 64 bit Flash has been moved and the author couldn't find it

See the comments at the bottom of the article for all relevant links.

I am the author and I did not jump the gun. From my response in the article comments:

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You think I write things without checking? Sorry, no. The link from the main Adobe Flash Player "Square" page which used to work is now broken. It seems that they moved the forum but did not update the main web page.

I read through the forums and it is entirely user/community comment. There is still no indication that any new development is taking place. It also seems Windows users are complaining about this as "Square" has issues with IE9. See: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/847238 Users in the forum are complaining about the silence from Adobe and the lack of security updates as well: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/837467

So, while I thank you for the updated forum link it seems the article, sadly, is still accurate. I really, really wish you had proven me wrong. That would have been better for everybody.

@helios: If those masses include an artist who does real time 3D rendering or a gamer then the performance difference between a 32-bit and 64-bit can be huge. Ditto anyone who uses an application that is heavily computational. If that person doing academic studying one of the hard sciences or mathematics at the university level I can guarantee you they will see a significant negative impact in terms of performance.

As always, it depends on who is using the machine and how they are using it. Your solution is undoubtedly fine for many of the users you bring to Linux, but certainly not for everyone.

>> It would seem the author may have jumped the gun a little.

> You think I write things without checking?

While I frequently disagree with Caitlyn on a number of issues, her journalistic standards are above reproach. She may be wrong on occasion, but she always does her homework. I can only wish anywhere near the majority of mainstream journalists had her standards.

Adobe is the poster child for proprietary enervation.

E-nerv-ation... as in, "the nerve of them, keeping it proprietary!"

If I remember correctly, the guy they hired to handle the Linux port spends most of his time complaining about how hard Linux is...

Oh, FOSS html5 ubiquity can't come fast enough (vs Apple's and MS' version of html5).

Thanks, jdixon. I appreciate your vote of support.

For the record: I did update the article accordingly with the new link.

My apologies to Caitlyn. I only posted to this thread based on comments added by others (not myself) to the article, and this was before Caitlyn had had an opportunity to add her own comments, update the links etc. I did not not mean to cause offense but given the dramatic nature of the headline felt it reasonable to point out that a misunderstanding may have arisen because of the broken link. It would appear that it was I who jumped the gun.

I'm running 64-bit Debian, and my Flash player is, indeed, 10.2.

> Thanks, jdixon. I appreciate your vote of support.

I don't think you'll find any of the regulars here who would disagree with what I said Caitlyn. It's just that since we've crossed swords often enough, I felt obliged to give credit where it's due. :)

Oh great, now there will be hugging. I am outa here.

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Oh come back here, you cute, cuddly little linuxchick, you!

Hugs!!!!

> ... now there will be hugging...

Eek. Ferret fur. Our cats would never forgive me. :)

Your cats won't forgive you, anyway. That's not their job.

Ick ick close fleshly proximity and shared air. It's unnatural.

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