unbelievable, that's great news !!! francis
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Mendels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Open Source Flash Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 8:26 AM Subject: [osflash] Free compiler (was FW: [Fwd: Re: MTASC Future]) > Hi, > > A few months ago, Claus wrote on this list: "unless macromedia releases > their compiler for free (unlikely)" > > I replied: ""or unless macromedia releases their compiler for free > (unlikely)" I won't say this is or is not likely, but I would guess > that much of what we have released lately (a public alpha, a cmd line > compiler, an eclipse based tool, the Flex framework with that tool, etc) > would have been considered "unlikely" by many even a few weeks ago, and > yet here they are. Your guess is pretty reasonable here, but we like > surprising ourselves too :)" > > Well, I couldn't be more specific at the time, but I am pleased to let > folks know now that we are indeed releasing the compiler and framework > and limited version of the FES server for free: > http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060201/20060131006223.html?.v=1 -;) > > > Regards, > David > Adobe > > > >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: Re: [osflash] MTASC Future >> Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 01:43:56 +0200 >> From: Claus Wahlers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Open Source Flash Mailing List >> <[email protected]> >> To: Open Source Flash Mailing List <[email protected]> >> References: >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> > It's unfortunate to hear this. Is this because you are >> thinking that >> > too much of the syntax would need to change? Or is it more >> because you >> > would need compatability with other flash libraries to make >> it worthwhile to do? >> > Or something else? >> > >> > Based on what Nicolas has been doing so far, changes wouldn't be >> > frivolous and largely for the better, but I understand that >> often the >> > reliability of compatability is the major driving force for >> a library. >> > I'm just asking so that I understand if that's what it is. >> >> i planned to start developing DENG2 end of this year. this >> would have been no problem, i can start developing with >> macromedias tools today, and later, when MTASC for AS3 would >> have been available, switch, as we did with DENG1 (first >> Flash MX, then Kinetic Fusion). >> >> now i have to wait until MTASC for [xxx] becomes available >> *and* becomes mature enough for it's bytecode to run >> seamlessly on the 8.5 player. i can't forsee when this will >> be the case. in any case, i have to wait, because i won't >> rewrite DENG a third time. the problem is that i don't know >> how much longer i can wait, because then i may focus on >> something else i spend my free time on. >> >> i also can't rely on the MMC alone, because my contributors >> (who are not "flashers") are never going to buy it. i need an >> open source compiler. i can't tell my contributors to buy a >> compiler to compile code they gracefully contribute, and DENG >> contributors are hard enough to find. >> >> unless i find some angel investment, or unless macromedia >> releases their compiler for free (unlikely), there is not >> much of a chance i start porting DENG using macromedia tools >> alone (this would probably become a one-man-show then, as in >> the flash developer world DENG is of not much interest). i >> lost a lot of money developing DENG1 already (2 years >> fulltime), and this definately won't happen again. >> >> summarizing, there is a small chance i'm going to do it, but >> only a very small one, depending on what happens in the >> future, which i'm unable to forsee at this point.. >> cheers, >> claus. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> osflash mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > osflash mailing list > [email protected] > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org > _______________________________________________ osflash mailing list [email protected] http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org
