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Adobe releases runtime binary for Linux

Adobe releases runtime binary for Linux

Posted Apr 3, 2008 18:29 UTC (Thu) by undefined (guest, #40876)
In reply to: Adobe releases runtime binary for Linux by larryn
Parent article: Adobe releases runtime code to Linux developers (TIS)

"Since when runtime == source code?"

quoting the article's title, "runtime code" is (by common usage of the english language) "code
associated with a runtime".  this is similar to how a "car tire" is a "tire associated with a
car" (and not a bicycle or truck).

"code", at least on lwn, commonly refers to "source code" (as compared to 
"binary code" which is commonly abbreviated as "binary" not "code").

and the only single use of the word "code" in the article (ie "write additional
platform-specific code") is refering to "source code" because i don't know too many developers
that write "binary code" (and i thought writing assembly was impressive ;-).

so this would probably be one of those times where "Adobe releases runtime code [sic] for
Linux" would be most approriate (by virtue of lwn's audience, and by the article's own further
use of the word "code").


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