Firefox Plugin Problems Redux (x86_64)

[Ken Nordquist]

Jeff Spaleta wrote:

>x86_64 firefox would require 64bit plugins... afaik there is no 64bit
>java plugin from sun yet.
>If you want to use flash plugi from macromedia.. or sun's java
>plugin.. you'll need to run the 32bit version of firefox.
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>>After banging my head on the Firefox wall, I decided to install Mozilla
>>and see what happened.
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>The 32bit or the 64bit version of mozilla?
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>-jef
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Here is what I found out...

I have Mozilla x86_64 v1.7.7
I have Fedora/1.0.3-2 Firefox/1.0.3 x86_64
The link to install java as supplied by Mozilla / Firefox plugin link is 
for the 32 bit JRE 1.5. 
There is a JRE x86_64 version but it is for JRE 1.4
JRE 1.5 works with Mozilla x86_64 but not Firefox x86_64
The JRE 1.4 x86_64 crashes Firefox, but can be seen in Firefox's 
'about:plugins'

My question is...

Since FC is porting Firefox to x86_64, will FC be porting Firefox 
plugins?  Or making Firefox x86_64 backwards compatible plugin-wise?  
Mozilla seems backwards compatible and it would be a shame to have a 
browser with no flash and java capabilities.

Thanks,

Ken