Flash and Linux

[O. Sinclair]

Eberhard Roloff wrote:
> Nigel Ridley wrote:
>> There seems to be a general problem with Flash and Linux. There are some websites that have an 
>> abundance of Flash content and Linux can't seem to handle it well. I mean that when viewing these 
>> websites suddenly the processor[s] jump to around 99%, the temp. rise dramatically, the fans 
>> works overtime and the website slows to a crawl. This is compounded when more than one tab is 
>> opened from the same website. As an example here is a example website (it is a fishing tackle 
>> online shop):
>> http://www.lakerda.co.il/
>> The only way that I was able to navigate said website was to open it in Opera and 'Disable Plug-ins'.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> Blessings,
>>
>> Nigel
>>
> I wonder why no one here addresses the fact that you are NOT forced to 
> buy from shops which do not have Linux friendly websites.
> 
> IMHO an "abundance of flash content" not really testifies as a 
> qualification for a good web-shop.
> 
> So at least, let them know that you are a Linux User that would love to 
> be a customer, but unfortunately....

Another solution is Flashblock that directly targets flash and has a 
white-list function.
Is anyone using Gnash instead?