adobe has answered the long-standing cries of 64-bit linux users abroad by releasing a build of its new flash player 10 for linux.

some distributions, such as arch linux, have already made the package available.

if you haven't heard already, adobe just announced plans to bring its adobe air technology to linux. the software giant has been frequenting headlines in the open source world as of late, finally realizing that in 2008, taking strides to appeal to the linux community isn't such a bad idea. unfortunately, adobe can't even offer things for the platform that they are proposing as "standards."