What restrictions are placed upon the SWF format? None so far as I know. You can take the spec and do whatever you want with it; including creating alternate IDEs and alternate players.
You might be able to argue that it is not a standard in the same way that HTML or SVG is. But, that doesn't make it non-open. --- In [email protected], Guy Morton <g...@...> wrote: > > It's PUBLISHED. That's not the same as OPEN. > > Open formats, like SVG, are generally developed by a standards organisation, > with input from any interested parties. Open formats, by definition, can be > used without restriction by anyone. > > Proprietary formats, like Flash, are defined and controlled by private > organisations, like Adobe. They may publish their format spec to encourage > use of it, but they don't hand over control of it to a standards > organisation. > > So Flash is a published, but proprietary, format. HTML and SVG, are open > formats. > > Guy > > > On 04/05/2010, at 11:31 PM, Jeffry Houser wrote: > > > > > This is actually wrong. the SWF format is open and documented for all to > > use ( http://www.adobe.com/devnet/swf/ ). Are you aware of any restrictions > > placed upon use of the specification that do not make it open? > > > > Adobe's Flash Player, on the other hand, is very proprietary. > > > > --- In [email protected], Guy Morton <guy@> wrote: > > > > > > On 04/05/2010, at 9:39 AM, Oleg Sivokon wrote: > > > > SWF is not a proprietary format, > > > > > > Yes. It. Is. > > > > >
