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On 17/03/07, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Thanks, but at $499 a pop I somehow doubt that Adobe will be sharing the |
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> secrets of their extremely expensive software anytime soon. I mean, if they |
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> were to open it up to Linux a number of M$Windoze users would be seriously |
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> tempted to try out Linux for the first time. With M$oft's shares in Adobe I |
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> somehow doubt that this will happen. :-( |
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Yes, god forbid adobe try to support an operating system other than windows. |
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With regards to these "secrets," they already have their file format |
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documented, it's just that you aren't allowed to use the documentation |
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to make a flash player (they no doubt want to keep control over new |
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developments in the file format). There are no technical reasons why |
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an open source SWF maker shouldn't be available, in fact MTASC and |
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haxe are two examples (though neither are GUI driven). However, the |
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level of control Adobe keeps over flash does attract a lot of hate |
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from free software advocates. |
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Henk Boom |
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P.S.: Please stop using $ everywhere, that's only rumoured to be cool. |
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