Adobe uses DMCA to nuke project that keeps Flash alive, secure and adware free

Re:Adobe uses DMCA to nuke project that keeps Flash alive, s... by slimsag on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @04:14PM (#28844523)

Flash being dead, and yet many enterprises still relying on it, opens the opportunity for Adobe to sell a pricey contract that allows an enterprise servicing company to provide Flash support.

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Re:Adobe uses DMCA to nuke project that keeps Flash alive, s... by cgarvis on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @04:59PM (#28845012)

Just looked into this with CheerpX. You need the CheerpX license (15k/yr) and Flash license (25-50k/yr).

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Re:Adobe uses DMCA to nuke project that keeps Flash alive, s... by _fat_santa on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @09:32PM (#28847219)

So the top comment mentions ruffle.rs which is basically the same thing as CheerpX without the insane licensing fee (correct me if I'm wrong).

With that said why the hell would a company pay for this when there a good OSS alternative. Is it all about support and covering your ass from any lawsuits?

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Re:Adobe uses DMCA to nuke project that keeps Flash alive, s... by detaro on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @09:36PM (#28847240)

CheerpX is the actual Flash player virtualized. I haven't used it, but would expect that means something regarding reliability. And its customer segment probably doesn't bat an eye at that kind of pricing for something "properly supported", whatever that means for such a hack. Seriously, enterprise environments are often prepared to pay a lot for compatibility stuff/extended support/...

ruffle.rs is a reimplementation, and YMMV, but none of the things I tried playing with it worked properly (although afaik plenty other things do) and still in active development.

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