Re: [GNU-linux-libre] MAME

[Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli]

On Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:14:49 -0700 (PDT)
"Jason Self" <address@hidden> wrote:

> I think they are referring to the ActionScript code [0] to construct
> the player (or whatever else.) It is usually not free which means
> that you're still running non-free software in the end, even if
> you're using a free software player like Gnash to interpret it and
> just "watching the video." It seems to be a similar problem to the
> JavaScript Trap [1].
> 
> [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActionScript
> [1] https://gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html
The gnash plugin has indeed a very similar issue.
However gnash doesn't only consist in a browser plugin. It also can run
standalone.

Denis.

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