What damage can adobe flash player do to a linux machine?

[uRock]

noscript will just kill flash, so if you want to use flash you have to disable noscript temporarily anyway. I saw just install it. If you get a virus, post here and you'll be famous

You don't get viruses via flash attacks. And you don't temporarily allow flash. You select the things you trust such as the video frame on youtube, while the other unknowns from the site are blocked.

[tgalati4]

Flash may not shorten the life of your computer but it does shorten your life expectancy. Frustrations with flash on linux cause an increase in stress hormones which has been shown to shorten life.

So, yes, flash is dangerous to your health.

[lovinglinux]

Flash may not shorten the life of your computer but it does shorten your life expectancy. Frustrations with flash on linux cause an increase in stress hormones which has been shown to shorten life.

So, yes, flash is dangerous to your health.

Indeed.

[maureenc]

Got enough stress already! Is it flakey on Ubuntu then?

But what alternative is there to Flash if, like me you are not a Linux expert? I don't want anything flash (?) just something that will let me view the videos on News sites etc..

Mo