On Monday 21 August 2006 08:01, Stephen wrote: > On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 10:04:13AM -0400 or thereabouts, Carl Fink wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 08:43:04AM -0400, Stephen wrote: > > > On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 05:29:33PM -0700 or thereabouts, Paul Johnson wrote: > > > > On Sunday 20 August 2006 14:44, Derek wrote: > > > > > If more people complain,maybe they will release it sooner. > > > > > > > > I doubt it, but if you really want promote closed source software, go > > > > ahead and keep whining. :o) > > > > > > Paul, Flash is not closed source. > > > > Really? Show me the source. (Hint: yes it is.) > > If it were closed source, then implementations of it wouldn't be allowed > to exist such as MING, the various open source players, and editors. The "standard" itself is closed, so the best you can hope for is broken compatibility in the long term. See also: The problem with GAIM/Trillian/Kopete/every other non-official IM client for any network other than Jabber. -- Paul Johnson Email and IM (XMPP & Google Talk): baloo@ursine.ca
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