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http://www.mikekrisher.com/?p=501

Hi Mike, sorry I've been so overwhelmed on MXNA recently and didn't
catch this earlier.... :(

The symptom "cannot apply update" can occur to multiple CS3 products,
usually due to files being changed on disc and no longer being
recognizable for an update.
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb402323

But you say you already reinstalled the app, to get it back to a known
condition, hmm....

Up on the Labs site there's mention of the same symptom, but it sounds
like it has a sequencing cause... does this citation help any?
http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/AIR:Flash_CS3_Professional_Update

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http://www.arsgeek.com/2008/09/04/linux-and-flash-cut-the-crap-already/

Hi, you're probably hurting your own cause here... you're abetting the
argument that Linux fans are not possible to satisfy. It's your call to
make, but rants do impose a cost on the reputation of the speaker.

If you can get your failing-video config info into the bugbase, then
others can try to isolate the difference:
https://bugs.adobe.com/flashplayer/

For 64-bit work, you're welcome to attempt to contribute to the Tamarin
project, but the learning curve is high.

WMODE is starting to be supported in Linux browsers (that "popup under
the SWF" situation). Not all are standardized yet though; more:
http://www.adobe.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/9/releasenotes.html

If you'd like to do something for BSD, then Open Screen Project may be a
venue able to help:
http://www.adobe.com/openscreenproject/

"Wouldn’t it be better to go directly to the bottom of the problem and
instead of demanding a player that request the format to be opened?"
Your use of "open" is underdefined, but the format itself has been
openly published for free-of-cost use for a good decade now:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/swf/
http://news.cnet.com/Macromedia-to-open-Flash/2100-1001_3-210131.html

(Governance of the SWF file format still resides within Adobe. PDF
governance is now under ISO. But ECMA and W3C don't make much progress.
Successful governance is still an open issue.)

Yes, Adobe does sell authoring tools. No, you do not need to pay Adobe
or anyone else any money to create SWF and use the omnipresent Adobe
Flash Player:
http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/flexdownloads/index.html
http://osflash.org/

Inside Adobe, most people think Linux fans are natural allies, but can
be difficult to deal with. I'd like to see more computational abilities
available, whatever the OS, whatever the device form-factor.

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http://www.philterdesign.com/blog/2008/09/silverlight_vs_flash.html

"... if you have a bunch of .NET Developers and a client that wants
a RIA then it's really a no brainer, Silverlight is for you."

I'd agree with that, if the client is willing to pass the installation
costs along to the audience and take the probable drop-off in viewing
rate. (It's not just developers... audience needs are important too.)

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