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Anyone could equally write their own version of Flash; the standard is freely available.
by kierank 16y ago
Anyone could equally write their own version of Flash; the standard is freely available.
- wmf 16y agoThe amount of work required to do so is epic, and considering the rate of Flash's evolution it's like getting on a treadmill whose speed is controlled by Adobe.
- not_an_alien 16y agoFunny metaphor, and very accurate. However, HTML5 is like that same treadmill, only that people still have to build the treadmill itself. It's epic work times two.
- chc 16y agoHTML5 is mostly based on existing de facto standards. If you stick to those, you're good with HTML5.
- chc 16y agoThat standard is for Flash as it existed several years ago AFAIK. It's not useful for creating a viable competitor to modern Flash except maybe as a jumping-off point to the actual hard work.