I wonder if it would be possible in theory to get a Gnash port to
Java? Java supports OpenGL very well (e.g. via Jogl) and already has
a plugin for most Browsers. There will be soon a new improved
Consumer JRE with improved performance compareable to Flash. I think
Java would be the perfect basis - at least in theory. Not only that
Java is Open Source but with one implementation one would then
directly target all OS Windows/Linux/OSX/Solaris and all major
browsers like IE/Firefox/Safari, etc.
What do you think?
The fact that a Java application or applet requires a Java
installation would
stop a lot of people from even considering using such a Flash player.
Now that
Java SDK has become free software, perhaps that will change in time.
That said, we have already achieved the portability you've mentioned.
So there
will be little incentive to consider rewriting Gnash in Java.
(What's a "consumer JRE"?)
Bastiaan
"Consumer JRE" is a term used to describe a lot of effort Sun is putting
into fixing all major problems Java has when embedded as a plugin in the
browser. It will be released in Winter or early Spring 08. Basically it
will be just be what Java is today but startup very fast, has very low
memory footprint, easy to install, similar download size like the Flash
plugin etc.
For me at least a second implementation -- even though it is open source
-- of Flash on the same platform (i.e. native Win/Linux) is not
incredibly interesting from a user point of view. Technically it is
however very interesting. Still I doubt that it will ever come close to
the quality of Adobe's flash player. Even if it Gnash is equal to
Flash...or even better then Adobe Flash it will still be used by much
less then 1% of the people. If Gnash were on a different platform having
the same quality as Flash this would be a completely different pair of
shoes. You could do completely new things. Anyway you probably have the
opposite opinion and I respect that - so no offence.
Cheers,
Dieter
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