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The .209 download is on the Adobe Labs Downloads site.

Arrow down to the Flash Player 19 Beta and select the appropriate version(s).

http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer.html

Re: The Adobe Labs Downloads site. Beta software releases of Flash Player... They say this at the top...

Announcement: We are moving to a rapid beta release cycle using "Background Update". We encourage you to subscribe so you can get the latest and the greatest Flash Player without a single mouse click.

Like I or any other sane user are going to allow Adobe to silently install beta versions of Flash Player into my computer without my approval and explicit authorization each time?

Seriously? I mean no offense to -you- of course, just sayin', Adobe does not have the complete trust of any sane person at present.

In any case, I don't think I can in good conscience tell my fellow FReepers to download quick-turn beta-grade software from Adobe. I'll stick with "uninstall Flash until further notice" and wait for Adobe to make a formal release on their regular page.

Nobody I know needs Flash that bad that they'd run a beta version today.

BTW, I do, of course, recognize the need of Flash application developers to have the latest and greatest beta-level pre-release versions of tools. Been there, done that.

And I note Adobe has the usual disclaimer about not using betas on anything that actually matters (production or other mission critical systems). Most folks on FR are using their only computer, so it is sort of their "production" system. Hence my caution.

I also find it slightly annoying that they discontinued Linux work back at version 11.2 since I prefer using Linux for browsing to sites that might contain Windows-specific malware. Oh well.