[Red5] Adobe to open-source Flex
Barry Beattie
barry.beattie at gmail.com
Thu Apr 26 18:16:58 EDT 2007
for more information (from the horses mouth)
http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flex:Open_Source
and if Red5 want a say in how it's all going to work (and contribute back)
http://groups.google.com/group/flex-open-source
in short: the Flash player is NOT being open-sourced (IMHO a good thing)
the compilers ARE
the debuggers ARE
FYI
barry.b
On 4/27/07, Donnacha <donnacha at gmail.com> wrote:
> There is now a discussion about this on Slashdot, wouldn't hurt to get
> in there and promote Red5 a bit :)
>
> http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/26/140241&from=rss
>
> Donnacha
>
> On 4/26/07, Dan Rossi <spam at electroteque.org> wrote:
> > OK, so opening the source of the SDK compiler and AS3 libraries which im
> > assuming the compiler is in java.
> >
> > Dominick Accattato wrote:
> > > when they say open source, they mean it will be open for community
> > > involvement as where before the source was released but not open source.
> > >
> > > On 4/26/07, *Dan Rossi * <spam at electroteque.org
> > > <mailto:spam at electroteque.org>> wrote:
> > >
> > > Im not really sure how they can turn it OS, is it the flex SDK
> > > they are
> > > making open source which is free to begin with, or the actual flex
> > > builder plugin for eclipse also ?
> > >
> > > Dominick Accattato wrote:
> > > > This is good news. I think all of us who work with Adobe
> > > technologies
> > > > appreciate their movement and contributions towards open source.
> > > >
> > > > On 4/26/07, *Donnacha * <donnacha at gmail.com
> > > <mailto:donnacha at gmail.com>
> > > > <mailto: donnacha at gmail.com <mailto:donnacha at gmail.com>>> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >From c|net, April 25, 2007, 9:01 PM PDT:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-6179305.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
> > > <http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-6179305.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news>
> > > >
> > > <http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-6179305.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
> > > <http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-6179305.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news>>
> > > >
> > > > --------------
> > > >
> > > > Adobe to open-source Flash tool Flex
> > > >
> > > > Adobe Systems plans to open-source Flex, its development
> > > framework for
> > > > building Flash and Apollo-based applications.
> > > >
> > > > The company on Wednesday is expected to announce the move,
> > > which will
> > > > start when it releases a beta of the next version of Flex,
> > > code-named
> > > > Moxie, in June.
> > > >
> > > > By the time Adobe releases the final version of Moxie, which
> > > will be
> > > > called Flex 3, near the end of the year, it expects to have
> > > a fully
> > > > functioning open-source project, company executives said
> > > Tuesday.
> > > > Adobe intends to use the Mozilla Public License.
> > > >
> > > > The company said it will open-source the Flex software
> > > development
> > > > kit, which includes a compiler and libraries designed to
> > > speed up
> > > > development. It plans to continue to sell Flex Builder, an
> > > > Eclipse-based development tool, and Flex Data Services, server
> > > > software for accessing corporate databases.
> > > >
> > > > Flex is one of a growing number of alternatives for building
> > > > so-called
> > > > rich Internet applications, which sport an interactive front-end
> > > > interface. Using the development framework, programmers
> > > create an
> > > > application that can run within Adobe's Flash Player or
> > > Apollo, its
> > > > "player" for desktop applications.
> > > >
> > > > The company chose to create an open-source project for the Flex
> > > > software to garner good ideas and contributions from developers
> > > > outside Adobe, said Jeff Whatcott, vice president for product
> > > > marketing at Adobe's enterprise and developer business unit.
> > > >
> > > > The move is also meant to appeal to open-source developers
> > > who shun
> > > > closed-source and proprietary products. Adobe already offers
> > > the Flex
> > > > software development kit for free and provides the source code.
> > > >
> > > > "For some people, (open source) is a philosophical
> > > requirement, a sign
> > > > of integrity and trust in a vendor," Whatcott said. "This
> > > will close
> > > > that gap and address any lingering doubts they have about our
> > > > openness
> > > > and commitment to community."
> > > >
> > > > The company is making the transition to open source now
> > > because the
> > > > Flex technology is mature and there is growing interest among
> > > > developers and rich Internet application development,
> > > Whatcott said.
> > > >
> > > > Adobe will initially provide nightly updates of Moxie code
> > > and will
> > > > publish a bug database when the software goes into beta in
> > > June. When
> > > > it is released near the end of the year, Adobe will be able
> > > to accept
> > > > outside contributions.
> > > >
> > > > The move follows Adobe's donation last November of its
> > > ActionScript
> > > > virtual machine to the Mozilla Foundation, the makers of the
> > > > open-source Firefox browser.
> > > >
> > > > Offering free or open-source development tools has become
> > > nearly de
> > > > rigueur for software vendors. Like many companies, Adobe
> > > intends to
> > > > make money via associated software, like higher-end tools
> > > and server
> > > > software.
> > > > ---------------------
> > > >
> > > > How will this impact the Red5 project?
> > > >
> > > > Opinions please.
> > > >
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> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Dominick Accattato, CTO
> > > > Infrared5 Inc.
> > > > www.newviewnetworks.com <http://www.newviewnetworks.com>
> > > <http://www.newviewnetworks.com>
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