[Coco] CnoY

[Aaron Wolfe]

On Jan 13, 2015 4:57 AM, "Gene Heskett" <gheskett at wdtv.com> wrote:
>
> On Monday, January 12, 2015 11:07:29 PM Stephen H. Fischer did opine
> And Gene did reply:
> > Aaron,
> >
> > Google has it set up to use their own software to view a pdf instead
> > of "Adobe Reader X" on MY Computer.

> Speaking from the linux viewpoint, adobe dropped any pretense of linux
> support a year or more ago, got tired of the linux userbase reporting
> exploitable holes in flash & reader I guess.
>
> So, despite constant nagging to install flash, we don't as its instantly
> exploitable these days.
>
> Eventually google saw a niche, and may have decided to fill it, but have
> offered the *nix userbase exactly zilch.

Well... at least in the case of the online pdf viewer in question, google
seems to "support" linux.  At least it works fine in iceweasel, in lxde, on
debian, for me, right now.  I doubt they went very far out of their way to
ensure this since its just a web page, but it works.