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Flash is not as standard as you can get. The web standards are HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Flash is neither of those. The specification is not controlled by a
by pj 18y ago
Flash is not as standard as you can get.
The web standards are HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Flash is neither of those. The specification is not controlled by a governing body. It is controlled by one company.
Talking about Firefox plugins is straw man, has nothing to do with this conversation and I don't know any websites that require a Firefox plugin to work correctly. If they exist, I don't use them.
- ThomPete 18y agosaying that flash is not a de facto standard is surely missing the big picture on this. Sorry but what would you call the standard for showing video if not flash? What would you call the standard for doing animation or another other sort of rich manipulation. Just because it's not open does not mean that it's not a standard.