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Re: macromedia new windows version problem



On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 02:47:12PM -0400 or thereabouts, Carl Fink wrote:
> 
> In fact, the standard is not open.
> 
> See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWF#Licensing.
> 
> In any case, "Flash" (which is a program) is not open-source, any more than
> Acrobat is just because PDF is, in fact, open.

As with Acrobat, Adobe publishes the specification. That is what I meant
by an Open Standard. I never once mentioned licensing, nor said the
license was open. Two very different kettle of fish. Actionscript is
open as well, although again Adobe is in charge of the specification.

<http://www.adobe.com/licensing/developer/>


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