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Flash has issues and anything the W3S and WHATWG do is without fault. Down with plugin architecture! All ideas and possible innovations that live outside of our

• jrockway 17y ago
  Give us Flash's source code. That's the problem. Nobody cares about specs, they care that they can't use their computer when a website using Flash is open. If you were a programmer, you'd know that bugs can be fixed. But not by sitting around and complaining, but by writing code. Since Adobe won't let anyone fix their code, so the only solution left is to stop using Flash (and start using something else). The "something else" is improving browser support for fast Javascript, Canvas, video, 3d acceleration, etc.
  • tomlin 17y ago
    Give us Flash's source code. That's the problem. It is a problem, but I am having a hard time believing that perspective. The OOS community can create a player. Since the SWF format is inherently open there is nothing really stopping anyone from making an awesome Flash plugin, yet no one has. Must me a reason for that. Oh wait, there is a reason. Money. Time. Adobe invests millions into R&D every year. Money that is used to do test cases and audience dynamics. OSS community does not. The problem is software patents. Not Adobe. Not OOS. And of course, not Flash. A root problem exists and Flash, like much software, is the result.