Given the way this plugin/native thing is done (is it a plugin or not? the site says it so), I think this initiative is less than interesting. All in all, wouldn’t it best to do it ‘compile wise’ ? (interpretation, layers over layers, etc … just for outputting to JS? what would be the pros ?)
Cedric (I know I am ignorant, and totally off topic, but I don’t think Shumway is promising, although technically this looks impressive) Le 29 oct. 2013 à 10:42, Tomislav Pokrajcic <tomis...@svemir.net> a écrit : > If Shumway ever gets completed and officially supported, it could extend swf > format lifetime but it would also introduce a platform fragmentation. > Not sure if it could ever cover the entire functionality of Adobe Flash > player? > As I understand it, mostly because of 3rd party IP. Adobe has a business > model that justifies these royalties, but Mozilla probably doesn't... > > Tomislav > > > On 28.10.2013. 19:06, Michael A. Labriola wrote: >>> Shumway is a plugin. >> It's not a plugin. You probably need to take a look at the project and the >> code. >> >> Yes, they say in that article is a browser extension, but effectively it is >> a core JS library that acts as a Flash Player virtual machine but executing >> inside of the JavaScript VM. I am not sure they are ever going to get it >> working completely but, IMO, this is the best chance for Flex's continued >> existence so I would not dismiss it out of hand. >> >> Mike >> >> > >
