for more information (from the horses mouth) http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flex:Open_Source
and if Red5 want a say in how it's all going to work (and contribute back) http://groups.google.com/group/flex-open-source in short: the Flash player is NOT being open-sourced (IMHO a good thing) the compilers ARE the debuggers ARE FYI barry.b On 4/27/07, Donnacha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is now a discussion about this on Slashdot, wouldn't hurt to get > in there and promote Red5 a bit :) > > http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/26/140241&from=rss > > Donnacha > > On 4/26/07, Dan Rossi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
