Petition for Shockwave!

r_jensen11 · 11-13-2003, 08:02 PM

Petition Link:

http://www.petitiononline.com/linuxswp/petition.html

I propose that we create a petition for Macromedia to create a Shockwave for Linux! The Flashplayer stuff we have only goes so far, and for things like playing Weezer's Hashpipe videogame on their website, I feel very left out as a Linux user! What say ye, fellow Linux users? Who's with me?

*BTW, I'm talking about a shockwave plugin and player, not necessarily something like ShockwaveMX...

Please post here as well, if you've signed, so we have some idea of how many LQ memebers are contributing.

mossy · 11-13-2003, 09:34 PM

I have written to them about three times now.
No reply.

Vlad_M · 11-14-2003, 04:40 AM

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edit, language

mossy · 11-14-2003, 01:00 PM

aye they needs a good slap in the head

r_jensen11 · 11-14-2003, 03:51 PM

I strongly believe that if we get enough people, they'll make a port for the plugin. I mean, honestly, we have the flash plugin, but no shockwave?

Vlad_M · 11-14-2003, 04:17 PM

Create the petition and I will be the first to sign it. I will also get all the students attending my course to sign it. So create a petition and post the URL.

Crashed_Again · 11-14-2003, 04:36 PM

It seems that petitions have not been that effective in the past but I'm all for it. I'll sign it no problem. Their is a petition to boycott the company that makes Counter Strike because they did not make a Linux port. They haven't gone out of business yet so I'm assuming the petition has not been successfull yet.

mossy · 11-14-2003, 04:49 PM

I have not used Counter Strike since I signed that petition, neither have any of my friends.

r_jensen11 · 11-14-2003, 09:02 PM

What would be the best way to make a petition? Just create a webpage, then have a guestbook-type function inside it?

r_jensen11 · 11-14-2003, 09:36 PM

The link:

http://www.petitiononline.com/linuxsw/petition.html

Should any changes arise, I could create a new one. This just looked like a good, simple form to use. And I think the URL would look better than any that would come from any website I leech off of(Netfirms, Yahoo, etc)

Please post here as well, if you've signed, so we have some idea of how many LQ memebers are contributing.

fancypiper · 11-14-2003, 11:17 PM

I signed it.

Laptop2250 · 11-14-2003, 11:20 PM

it isn't shockwave, but a nice place for other plugins in case u need http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/linux.html

r_jensen11 · 11-15-2003, 01:11 PM

Like you said, Shockwave isn't in there....

mossy · 11-15-2003, 07:05 PM

r_jensen11 I signed the petition. However you need to see if you can change the typo's:
cororate and residentual is spelled "corporate and residential" - see if you can change it.

Vlad_M · 11-15-2003, 07:21 PM

Signed. Will CC an email to all my students, all the coding we do is in *nix so I am sure that they will add their voce to the petition.

Cheers,

Vlad.