In message <20040819013039.GA47870@2004.snew.com>, Chuck Yerkes writes:
>Quoting Konrad Neuwirth (konrad@mailathome.or.at):
>> Ben Collver <collver@peak.org> writes:
>> 
>> > On Tue, Aug 17, 2004 at 09:42:28AM -0700, Andy Ruhl wrote:
>> > > On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:32:39 -0700, Ben Collver <collver@peak.org> wrote
>:
>> > > > Okay, but I'd like people to develop for open standards such as SVG.
>> > > 
>> > I wouldn't suggest that it would hurt to port it to BSD.  However, I
>> > was being asked to advocate a proprietary standard, and happened to
>> > mention a similar standard that is both open and portable.
>> 
>> It's open and portable, but not similar.  SVG is a vector graphics
>> format, Flash is an application environment that just happens to be
>> largely used for animations, but that can also natively interface with
>> SQL databases. 
>
>I have to say that I've delighted in the plug in for a mac laptop
>that lets me KILL FLASH.  Only RARELY is it not for an ad. An
>annoying ad like a 4 year old saying "dad, dad, dad, dad, dad, dad,
>hey dad, dad" while you wish you could drink yourself into oblivion.
>
>I used to intercept it at the home gateway, but have been using the
>laptop at work and don't really want to ensquid the laptop and
>selfproxy.
>
>Flash Bad.  Flash Annoying.
>
>You're signing a petition to get <BLINK> tags.
>

Thank you -- my feelings exactly.

		--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb