[osflash] SWF9 and FLV File Format Spec released

[Samuel Agesilas]

Your not prevented from reading a swf you just can't "play" the swf.  
For example you can't read the swf player opcode and execute it.

cheers,
Sam

On Aug 1, 2007, at 7:06 PM, Robin Debreuil wrote:

> How does reading a swf file create a new flash player?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: osflash-bounces at osflash.org [mailto:osflash- 
> bounces at osflash.org] On
> Behalf Of Samuel Agesilas
> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 3:17 PM
> To: Open Source Flash Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [osflash] SWF9 and FLV File Format Spec released
>
> Adobe did not have a choice on that one... they had to add that  
> clause in
> there in order to keep the Flash Player from getting broken into  
> smaller
> incompatible players. This way they have a player that is  
> guaranteed to play
> the SWF file format. Imagine going to one site that uses one type  
> of player
> to play swf content  then you head to
> another site that uses another player. Users would be downloading 10
> different Flash Players just to view content on the web. Not too  
> mention
> some players would be platform specific leaving other users out in  
> the cold.
>
> cheers,
> Sam
>
> On Jul 27, 2007, at 1:48 AM, Robin Debreuil wrote:
>
>> While I agree, and do find that totally annoying, I've always thought
>> that was a clause to avoid 'death by Microsoft' -- where there
>> suddenly is a new and 'improved' player that ships right with IE and
>> comes on an Service Pack, and then browser wars all over again.
>>
>> That being said, wtf is the problem with 'reading' the swf format.
>> "...or
>> other program that reads or renders SWF files."
>>
>> That one is just plain greedy imo. That is "we own the data you
>> created", yuck.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Robin
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: osflash-bounces at osflash.org [mailto:osflash-
>> bounces at osflash.org] On Behalf Of Nicolas Cannasse
>> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 11:57 PM
>> To: Open Source Flash Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [osflash] SWF9 and FLV File Format Spec released
>>
>> Claus Wahlers a écrit :
>>> http://weblogs.macromedia.com/emmy/archives/2007/07/
>>> finallyswf_and.cfm
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Claus.
>>
>> Be careful, the spec is "trapped". As soon as you read it, you can't
>> write software that "play" a SWF...
>>
>> Nicolas
>>
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