[KLUG Members] Complexities of Bandwidth testing

[Chester Wisniewski]

Green Proc wrote:

>Why would you wish to complicate a bandwidth test by including the
>complexity of the flash player?
>
>You need the Flash MX player (Flash version 6)
>to use the new Beeline Bandwidth Test.
>Click here to download the Flash MX player
>(free. estimated downloadtime: 1 minute / 56K modem).
>
>Beeline Bandwidth Test v.3
>
>    * Has a new interface.
>    * Uses Flash instead of Shockwave. Flash is less CPU-intensive which
>      means it works with greater accuracy on slower systems.
>    * Plays sounds as test-result.
>    * Enables you to e-mail the results to a friend.
>
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>width=1 height=1>
>
>
>Recevied via: http://www.beelinebandwidthtest.com/check/needflash6.php?ref=
>
>As you may or may not know, there isn't a flash player available for
>AMD64 ports of linux.  Or am I wrong?  Who cares anyway, I'm starting to
>dislike macromedia and to propogate anti-macromedia propoganda. There
>are some interesting social and business related issues at stake here --
>in my intitial opinion.
>
>In your view as to linux interoperability issues, why do you think (or
>not think) that there has been a lack of support for the macromedia
>flash plugin for x86_64 platforms?  Isn't it simply a matter of using
>the proper compiler flags? Or is it simply too much effort vs. the
>reward given for macro'medium' to provide support for a x86_64 flash
>player ?
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As far as I know, you are correct, still no flash player for AMD64. I am 
using gentoo and use a 32bit firefox when I need java or flash. I should 
just get java going on the 64bit side and say screw flash. There is a 
petition to get flash supported on 64bit at 
http://www.petitiononline.com/lin64swf/petition.html .

cw