Mozilla is trying to build HTML5 and web technologies - they want web developers to use that, not to make shiny new Pepper plug-ins more tempting. On the Mozilla mailing list, Mozilla’s Robert O’Callahan argues that supporting Pepper would be a waste of resources. The MozillaWiki page on the subject has a terse message: “Mozilla is not interested in or working on Pepper at this time.” The topic was also discussed on the Mozilla bugzilla. Mozilla doesn’t want to implement Pepper plug-in support in Firefox and its Gecko rendering engine.

RELATED: 10 Things You Didn't Know Your Web Browser Could Do Yet Why Can Firefox Not Use the Pepper Plugin? The Linux Flash NPAPI plug-in isn’t healthy - it’s on life support, and they’ll eventually have to pull the plug.

Adobe hasn’t announced any plans to cease security updates for Flash 11.2 on Linux, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see them do that in a few years. You won’t get any performance, battery life, or security infrastructure improvements if you continue to use Flash with Firefox. That’s why Firefox’s Plugin Check doesn’t flag the old Flash plug-in as outdated. Chrome puts you in control of your private information while helping protect the information you share when you’re online. Does This Mean Flash for Firefox is Insecure?Īdobe notes they’re continuing to provide security updates for Flash 11.2 on Linux, but they’re only actively developing the Pepper Flash plug-in for Linux. Chrome is designed to keep you safer and more secure on the web with built-in malware and phishing protection, auto-updates to make sure you have all the latest security fixes, and more.

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