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:Technoracle: How Truly Open is Flash? Do We Need "Open Flash"?
Technoracle: How Truly Open is Flash? Do We Need "Open Flash"?
Jan 7, 2007, 01 :00 UTC (3 Talkback[s]) (8169 reads)

"There are numerous web based services (You Tube, BrightCove, etc) that convert to, host, deliver Flash Video without requiring the purchase or use of any commercial or proprietary technology.

"Now, all that said, the Flash Player as a whole is not open source. There are a number of reasons for this, at least as of today. 2 primary reasons come to mind right now, but these are not immutable..."

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The gripes with the flashplayer/plugin i ...   Adobe still misses the point   
Ronald Trip
Jan 7, 2007, 16:52:36
 
I was going to post a comment on the web ...   License and control   
blackhole
Jan 8, 2007, 04:17:54
 
So JAVA would not have been open-sourced ...   Re: Adobe still misses the point   
microserf
Jan 8, 2007, 14:36:15
 
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