Flash

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This page contains information on Flash, a proprietary format for delivering audio and video content, primarily over the Internet.

Flash is non-free/proprietary software

O plugin Flash da Adobe não pode ser incluído no Fedora porque não se trata de software livre e de código aberto. Existem outras alternativas abertas ao próprio Flash, incluindo a patente livre e livre de WebM, Ogg Theora e formatos de áudio Ogg Vorbis. O Fedora tem suporte completo para esses formatos abertos, e o Fedora inclui vários navegadores, incluindo Firefox, Epiphany, etc, que reproduzem arquivos Ogg e WebM diretamente, sem a necessidade de plugins de terceiros e de navegadores proprietários.

YouTube, Vimeo and WebM support

Google has open sourced an implementation of VP8 video format and combined it with Ogg Vorbis audio and an adaptation of the Matroska container, creating a new format for free and open video and audio called WebM. YouTube is switching over to using WebM extensively and Fedora has embraced this format as well. Current versions of Fedora support WebM by default.

The Vimeo videoportal makes intensive use of javascript, and can in most cases be accessed without the need for Flash.

Youtube will automatically forward your Webbrowser to the right version, where no flash is needed if Flash is not installed on your system. Vimeo does that even more often, even if a flash player is installed.

Worth to mention Note that not all videos are available in WebM, or an open webmedia format yet, but the majority of them should play just fine. Flash plugin For information on installing the plugin, refer to Ask Fedora Flash page See Also Flash Drive