[Bug 393770] [NEW] Why does swfdec-mozilla calls itself "Shockwave Flash 9.0 r999"

[Christoph Langner]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: swfdec-mozilla

On ubuntuusers.de we have quite often people who complain that Adobe
Flash isn't working properly. They say that they installed everything
correctly and that "Extras -> Add-Ons -> Plugins" say that Shockwave
Flash is installed. But the confusing thing is that this is not "Adobe
Flash", it's swfdec-mozilla.

So my question is, why does swfdec-mozilla calls itself "Shockwave Flash
9.0 r999" inside the settings of Firefox&Co. This is very confusing for
users and supporters since the name and the version number don't give a
hint that swfdec-mozilla is used instead of Adobe Flash? Can't we rename
that to "swfdec-mozilla 0.8.2-1ubuntu1"?

** Affects: swfdec-mozilla (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Why does swfdec-mozilla calls itself "Shockwave Flash 9.0 r999"
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