I am in agreement that open standards are better. I also wish the open standards bodies would work more creatively, to bring us the most advanced standards, and not some echo of yesterdays technology. But, too me, saying No Flash is saying No Source if not Open Source. But, for me, it is better Closed Source over No Source.
Here is a visual argument, I would love to see a list of AJAX and SVG sites that display excellent graphics. http://bacardimojito.com/main.swf http://tokyoplastic.com/LF.swf http://coolbreathpower.com/ http://www.peterjoel.com/flash8previews/candleFlame.html http://shiroganeya.co.jp/main_en.html http://samfeltus.com/swf/contact_globes.swf http://justforthefofit.com/ http://mochiland.com/ http://obleek.com/iraq/index.html http://www.flashbum.com/v4/ http://spaceinvaders.de/ (example of antiquated graphics simply handled by Flash) It is my opinion, certainly not fact, that Python is an extraordinary language, that tends to be very ordinary when it comes to web display technology, and that it shouldn't be this way. http://samfeltus.com/swf/stamplicker.swf -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
