Opensource won't matter, because the core value is that end users trust Adobe Flash Player, and they install it.
On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 11:31 AM, Nicholas Kwiatkowski <nicho...@spoon.as> wrote: > Andrei, > > There was a lengthy discussion at the 360|Flex conference a few weeks ago > about Adobe open-sourcing the player. It won't happen. > > The Flash Player is essentially the Red Tamerian project (open source) > https://code.google.com/p/redtamarin/ with a whole slew of properiety, > licensed codecs, tools and other addins. Things like video playback, text > rendering, etc. are all things that Adobe has licensed from others that > would prevent them from open-sourcing the player itself. They've already > open-sourced the VM. > > -Nick > > > On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 10:32 AM, Me.Com <and...@leapingbytes.net> wrote: > > > I hate people who write opinionated articles without bothering to learn > > anything about the subject. Looks like Matt Baxter-Reynolds is one of > them. > > But then… I can not remember when I read anything really good at zdnet… > so > > it all fit together. > > > > Back to original idea - my only question is why bother? Personally I > > think the only thing we (flash developers) should be asking for - is for > > Adobe to open source the player. As of now - player is the weakest link > and > > the one which is beyond the rich of open source community. > > > > Just my $0.02 > > > > -- > > Me.Com > > Sent with Airmail > > > > On June 3, 2014 at 16:19:07 , Erik de Bruin (e...@ixsoftware.nl) wrote: > > > > > > > > > May I ask why you said "Technologically no"? > > > > > > > > > > Because Swift sucks > > > < > > > > > > http://www.zdnet.com/apples-new-swift-development-language-highlights-the-companys-worst-side-7000030150/ > > > > > > > > > > This is not a forum to aid in the spreading of FUD. All this guy has to > say > > about Swift is that it sucks because it doesn't allow you to develop > > Android apps... If a tool sucks because it doesn't support each and every > > fragmented mobile OS out there, it seems to me they all suck. > > > > EdB > > > > > > > > -- > > Ix Multimedia Software > > > > Jan Luykenstraat 27 > > 3521 VB Utrecht > > > > T. 06-51952295 > > I. www.ixsoftware.nl > > >
