Adobe to release 64-bit Flash
Answering a growing demand from open source users, Adobe Systems will today release an alpha 64-bit version of its Flash 10 player for the Linux operating system.
The 64-bit version of the player will be released for other operating systems later on.
Adobe said that while it planned to release the 64-bit version for other platforms soon, it was the Linux community that had most often asked for this release.
CNet reports that Adobe said that the "release of this alpha version of 64-bit Flash Player on Linux is the first step in delivering on Adobe’s plans to make Flash Player native 64-bit across platforms. We chose Linux as our initial platform in response to numerous requests in our public Flash Player bug and issue management system and the fact that Linux distributions do not ship with a 32-bit browser or a comprehensive 32-bit emulation layer by default.
"With this prelease, Flash Player 10 is now a full native participant on 64-bit Linux distributions. We are committed to bringing native 64-bit Flash Player to Windows and Mac in future releases. We expect to provide native support for 64-bit platforms in an upcoming major release of Flash Player. Windows, Macintosh and Linux players are expected to ship simultaneously moving forward."
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