Rumors of new Gnash functionality exaggerated (Linux.com)

Posted Jun 25, 2007 8:20 UTC (Mon) by irios (guest, #19838)
In reply to: Rumors of new Gnash functionality exaggerated (Linux.com) by emk
Parent article: Rumors of new Gnash functionality exaggerated (Linux.com)

I don't think Gnash will get too far until Adobe releases the specs for Flash, but then I think that won't take very long to happen.

It is oustanding how far Moonlight has gone towards Microsoft's Silverlight compatibility in just a few weeks, compared to how little has been achieved in years of work in Flash with no specs. After Monlight's 21 days hackathon, I suspect Adobe have got a queasy feeling now, and wouldn't be surprised if full Flash specs are released in a matter of weeks. Or else, the tide might start turning towards Silverlight, which is a lot less proprietary than Flash, even while coming from Microsoft.

Rumors of new Gnash functionality exaggerated (Linux.com)

Posted Jun 28, 2007 22:25 UTC (Thu) by Tet (guest, #5433) [Link] (2 responses)

Why do you claim Adobe haven't released the specs? I downloaded and read them from the Macromedia web site many years ago. Now it may be true that some of the newer functionality isn't publicly documented (I haven't checked). But certainly that basic Flash specs have been available for a *long* time.

Rumors of new Gnash functionality exaggerated (Linux.com)

Posted Jun 29, 2007 5:28 UTC (Fri) by JoeBuck (subscriber, #2330) [Link] (1 responses)

Did you carefully read the EULA you said "I agree" to before you were able to download the specs? The Gnash developers can't use those documents, and anyone who has can't be a Gnash developer. You basically have to agree not to use the specs to develop a competing interpretation.

Rumors of new Gnash functionality exaggerated (Linux.com)

Posted Jun 29, 2007 13:04 UTC (Fri) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link]

Sounds like someone should agree to them, read the Adobe specs, write another spec, and send it to the gnash folks :) classic cleanroom stuff.