64 bit Linux Flash/Shockwave players

To:  Macromedia, Inc

With the introduction of the AMD 64 architecture, and the recent growth in popularity of Linux, there are a growing number of people out there who use 64 bit Linux. Even with the ever growing number of 64 bit Linux users, Macromedia refuses to recompile the Flash and Shockwave players for 64 bit Linux.

Due to this, there is an ever expanding population of people, who instead of seeing Macromedia customer's content, are seeing nothing but broken plugin boxes.

It would take relatively little effort to either recompile flash and shockwave players, or to release the specifications of the swf file format to the open source community. This small gesture would allow the thousands of 64 bit Linux users to access Macromedia customer's content.

For not releasing 64 bit Linux flash/shockwave players, Macromedia is not only causing annoyance to the 64 bit Linux users, but also causing lost profits to companies that use Flash and Shockwave due to the increasing number of people who cannot view their content.

Macromedia, please spend the time it takes to release 64 bit Linux Flash and Shockwave players!

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

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