2009/5/8 ChrisiPK chrisipk@gmail.com:
This means we will probably not see this enabled on WMF sites. Flash is a proprietary format. Forcing users to install this is in conflict with Wikimedia's mission to spread open file formats and software. See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Flash#Disrespecting_freedom_of_the_web
Yes, but (a) other MediaWiki sites welcome Flash (b) it's interesting as an example implementation of WYSIWYG, as we try to crack the problem.
Given (a), mediawiki-l is probably the list for it.
- d.