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