Hi, folks- There is a FAQ associated with this announcement, but of course, it's in Web-unfriendly PDF. I'm forwarding on the text version for your information.
Not only are they stopping support for the viewer, which is reasonable, but they are preventing anyone from distributing it other than on an intranet. In my opinion, this is unjustified and downright rude. the short timeframe in which this is happening, 16 months, is not much time for another viewer to come up to speed. I think we should urge Adobe to allow the viewer to be distributed as needed, even if Adobe does not provide support or updates. That said, we will need to transition to a non-ASV SVG environment, which stresses even more the need to code to standards rather than to a particular implementation. ------------------------- FAQ ------------------------- ASV EOL FAQ Adobe® SVG Viewer End of Life Frequently Asked Questions This document provides answers to frequently asked questions about Adobe’s decision to discontinue support for Adobe SVG Viewer (“ASV”). Why did Adobe decide to discontinue support for ASV?.......................................................1 When will Adobe discontinue customer support for ASV?....................................................1 When will Adobe remove ASV from the download area?.......................................................1 Can I host the ASV installer on my own web site?...................................................................2 Will Adobe provide future security patch releases of ASV?....................................................2 Will Adobe support future SVG specifications in its authoring products?...........................2 Will ASV install and run on Microsoft Windows Vista?.........................................................2 Can I create my own installer for ASV?.....................................................................................2 What products can I use instead of ASV?..................................................................................2 Will Adobe release the source code for ASV?...........................................................................2 Will Adobe still participate in the SVG working group?.........................................................3 Where can I find more information?.........................................................................................3 What SVG and ASV community forums are available?..........................................................3 Why did Adobe decide to discontinue support for ASV? There are a number of other third-party SVG viewer implementations in the marketplace, including native support for SVG in many Web browsers. The SVG language and its adoption in the marketplace have both matured to the point where it is no longer necessary for Adobe to provide an SVG viewer. When will Adobe discontinue customer support for ASV? Adobe Customer Support will no longer provide support for Adobe SVG Viewer as of January 1, 2007. When will Adobe remove ASV from the download area? Adobe currently plans to remove Adobe SVG Viewer from the Adobe.com download area on January 1, 2008. Can I host the ASV installer on my own web site? You may post the Adobe SVG Viewer installer only on intranet sites. Currently, the Adobe SVG Viewer End User License Agreement does not allow you to post the ASV installer on public Internet sites. For more information, please see the Adobe SVG Viewer Distribution Agreement http://www.adobe.com/svg/distribute.html. Will Adobe provide future security patch releases of ASV? No, Adobe will not provide any more security patch releases of Adobe SVG Viewer. Will Adobe support future SVG specifications in its authoring products? Adobe Illustrator was one of the first commercial illustration tools to support SVG Full and SVG Tiny. While Adobe does not publicly disclose future product directions, we will continue to evaluate the authoring needs for vector formats like SVG Full, SVG Basic, SVG Tiny, and any successors. Will ASV install and run on Microsoft Windows Vista? Adobe SVG Viewer is not certified to install on Vista. In addition, users who install ASV on an older version of Windows and then upgrade to Vista should be aware that some features of ASV will not function correctly on Vista. Features of ASV that are currently known to not work on Vista include (but are not limited to) the View Source command, and support for audio. Can I create my own installer for ASV? You may not create your own installer for Adobe SVG Viewer. The Adobe SVG Viewer End User License Agreement does not permit the user to repackage the product components. Among other reasons, this is because custom-made installers could include bugs that cause problems for Adobe’s customers, and those customers would then turn to Adobe for help. In addition, incorrectly installed ASV components could cause other previously installed Adobe products to malfunction. What products can I use instead of ASV? For an extensive list of third-party SVG viewer implementations, please see the SVG wiki: http://wiki.svg.org/Viewer_Implementations. You may also want to consider converting your SVG application to an Adobe Flex® application. For more information on Adobe Flex, please see http://www.adobe.com/flex. Will Adobe release the source code for ASV? Adobe does not have plans to release the source code for Adobe SVG Viewer. Will Adobe still participate in the SVG working group? Adobe is currently a member of the W3C SVG working group, and will continue to monitor the development of SVG specifications relevant to our product needs. We anticipate no change in our participation with the SVG working group at this time. Where can I find more information? More information, as it becomes available, will be posted at http://www.adobe.com/svg. What SVG and ASV community forums are available? The Adobe SVG forum: http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx?14@@.ee6f227 The Yahoo! SVG Developers group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/messages The SVG Wiki: http://wiki.svg.org/Main_Page List of SVG communities: http://wiki.svg.org/SVG_Communities -- Regards- -Doug Research and Standards Engineer 6th Sense Analytics www.6thsenseanalytics.com mobile: 919.932.9872 ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ---- Yahoo! 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