OK, so opening the source of the SDK compiler and AS3 libraries which im assuming the compiler is in java.
Dominick Accattato wrote: > when they say open source, they mean it will be open for community > involvement as where before the source was released but not open source. > > On 4/26/07, *Dan Rossi * <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Im not really sure how they can turn it OS, is it the flex SDK > they are > making open source which is free to begin with, or the actual flex > builder plugin for eclipse also ? > > Dominick Accattato wrote: > > This is good news. I think all of us who work with Adobe > technologies > > appreciate their movement and contributions towards open source. > > > > On 4/26/07, *Donnacha * <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> wrote: > > > > >From c|net, April 25, 2007, 9:01 PM PDT: > > > > > > http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-6179305.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news > > <http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-6179305.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news> > > > > <http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-6179305.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news > > <http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-6179305.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news>> > > > > -------------- > > > > Adobe to open-source Flash tool Flex > > > > Adobe Systems plans to open-source Flex, its development > framework for > > building Flash and Apollo-based applications. > > > > The company on Wednesday is expected to announce the move, > which will > > start when it releases a beta of the next version of Flex, > code-named > > Moxie, in June. > > > > By the time Adobe releases the final version of Moxie, which > will be > > called Flex 3, near the end of the year, it expects to have > a fully > > functioning open-source project, company executives said > Tuesday. > > Adobe intends to use the Mozilla Public License. > > > > The company said it will open-source the Flex software > development > > kit, which includes a compiler and libraries designed to > speed up > > development. It plans to continue to sell Flex Builder, an > > Eclipse-based development tool, and Flex Data Services, server > > software for accessing corporate databases. > > > > Flex is one of a growing number of alternatives for building > > so-called > > rich Internet applications, which sport an interactive front-end > > interface. Using the development framework, programmers > create an > > application that can run within Adobe's Flash Player or > Apollo, its > > "player" for desktop applications. > > > > The company chose to create an open-source project for the Flex > > software to garner good ideas and contributions from developers > > outside Adobe, said Jeff Whatcott, vice president for product > > marketing at Adobe's enterprise and developer business unit. > > > > The move is also meant to appeal to open-source developers > who shun > > closed-source and proprietary products. Adobe already offers > the Flex > > software development kit for free and provides the source code. > > > > "For some people, (open source) is a philosophical > requirement, a sign > > of integrity and trust in a vendor," Whatcott said. "This > will close > > that gap and address any lingering doubts they have about our > > openness > > and commitment to community." > > > > The company is making the transition to open source now > because the > > Flex technology is mature and there is growing interest among > > developers and rich Internet application development, > Whatcott said. > > > > Adobe will initially provide nightly updates of Moxie code > and will > > publish a bug database when the software goes into beta in > June. When > > it is released near the end of the year, Adobe will be able > to accept > > outside contributions. > > > > The move follows Adobe's donation last November of its > ActionScript > > virtual machine to the Mozilla Foundation, the makers of the > > open-source Firefox browser. > > > > Offering free or open-source development tools has become > nearly de > > rigueur for software vendors. Like many companies, Adobe > intends to > > make money via associated software, like higher-end tools > and server > > software. > > --------------------- > > > > How will this impact the Red5 project? > > > > Opinions please. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Red5 mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Dominick Accattato, CTO > > Infrared5 Inc. > > www.newviewnetworks.com <http://www.newviewnetworks.com> > <http://www.newviewnetworks.com> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Red5 mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Red5 mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org > <http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org> > > > > > -- > Dominick Accattato, CTO > Infrared5 Inc. > www.newviewnetworks.com <http://www.newviewnetworks.com> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Red5 mailing list > [email protected] > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org > _______________________________________________ Red5 mailing list [email protected] http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org
