Comment 34 for bug 326555

On 04/01/2010 10:00 AM, Mike Arthur wrote:
> The security and/or alpha status decision are political reasons. A
> pragmatist would say that the x86_64 actually provides a better user
> experience and makes Ubuntu look better and could be pulled (if
> necessary) if there is a major security problem.
>
Pulling is not looked on as a favorable option.
> Simply put, the nspluginwrapper solution does not work nearly well
> enough. Flash is important for many users to use the web. It's simply
> not good enough that this issue has been raised for over a year without
> any resolution.
>
> Most users won't even look at the wiki, they will just install Flash
> using Synaptic, it'll crash their browser, they'll say "Ubuntu sucks"
> and move on. Saying this information shouldn't even be on the wiki is
> beyond ridiculous.
>
> nspluginwrapper is a buggy hack. I'm not sure why it's seen to be of
> higher quality than an alpha release made by the actual creators of
> Flash.
>
>
I have no trouble with 32 bit Flash on a 64 bit system. In fact, since
Karmic, it's been very stable.