Mozilla edges closer to replacing Flash with JavaScript

The efforts to remove Adobe as a source of pain for Mozilla and Firefox continue at pace, with the announcement that Shumway has entered the Firefox codebase.

The Shumway experiment intends to replace the omnipresent Flash plugin with a JavaScript renderer for Flash's SWF file format that does not use any platform native code. Should the experiment be successful, it would allow Firefox to dispense with the need for a Flash plugin, which would allow the browser to render Flash content on platforms that Adobe does not support, while at the same time removing a common attack vector via Flash from the browser.
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Brink said:
The efforts to remove Adobe as a source of pain for Mozilla and Firefox continue at pace, with the announcement that Shumway has entered the Firefox codebase.

The Shumway experiment intends to replace the omnipresent Flash plugin with a JavaScript renderer for Flash's SWF file format that does not use any platform native code. Should the experiment be successful, it would allow Firefox to dispense with the need for a Flash plugin, which would allow the browser to render Flash content on platforms that Adobe does not support, while at the same time removing a common attack vector via Flash from the browser.

Read more at: Mozilla edges closer to replacing Flash with JavaScript | ZDNet
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Sounds cool but I think pointless. Flash player is available on Windows xp and higher, mac snow leopard and higher, and Linux. I can think of a few other operating systems but those usually aren't usually used on personal computers or workstations. Anyone using older versions of windows or mac really should upgrade.
 

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No flash on ipads and if the tech works it could be implemented on those, I think the main thing is a new flash exploit gets found at least every week and Adobe never seem to be fully on top of it, flash run via shumway would be more secure and that has to be a good thing.

tbh the sooner they kill adobe flash off the better.
 

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I installed the add-on and disabled shockwave flash and things work sweet.
Good find Brink

Sorry no they don't, Just tried speedtest failed to run
 

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