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Flex goes Open Source (MPL)
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I am very proud of Adobe for making such a great decision in regards to the future of Flex. In 2007, the Flex SDK including MXMLC, COMPC, ASC, Flex Framework, Flex Debugger, Flex Components, and ActionScript 3 Libraries will go open source under an Mozilla Public License. This is a great day for Flex!
This year has been especially great for Flex and we have seen record adoption of the MXML/AS3 programming model. Developers and companies around the world are discovering Flex and the capabilities of the Flash Player technologies. Our decision to open source Flex is designed to enable widespread adoption and enable the Flex community to innovate change into the core of Flex in an open manner.
Starting Summer 2007 we will be posting daily builds of the Flex SDK and providing open access to a bug database online. The Flex community will have direct access to the same tools developers use internally to manage Flex quality and this will allow the Flex community to improve the quality of Flex directly.
In December of 2007 after the release of “Moxie” (aka Flex 3) we will be posting all software assets into a public Subversion repository for public access. During this transition period we will be clarifying governance on the Flex SDK and how contributions will be handled in phases.
The release of the Flex compilers will create open competition for Flex and Flash based tools. It will foster competition for Flex Builder and give developers choice. It will allow Flex to become much larger than Adobe and it will foster a thriving ecosystem around Flash Player technologies. It is a new day, one that we will look back upon in a few years and know that we made the right decision long term for the future of RIA on the web and on the desktop.
URLS:
Flex Open Source Press Release
Flex Open Source Labs FAQ
Flex Open Source Discussion List
More thoughts:
Ryan Stewart
Ted Leung
Josh Tynjala
James Ward
Andrew Oliver
Mark Anders
Sho Kuwamoto
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Truly excellent news! Flex, Apollo and Flash have a very strong place in the future of software and technology. Way to go Adobe!
-Andy
Great report. I've put up two videos we filmed this morning of my visit to Adobe to talk about the open sourcing of Flex.
http://www.podtech.net/home/podtech/2826/breaking-news-adobe-flash-flex-goes-open-sourc
http://www.podtech.net/home/podtech/2827/the-architecture-of-flash
whatever next? AMF? RTMP? Go Flex!
This is a great first step, but certain important pieces will be held back, including the Flash player and the Eclipse-based Adobe Flex Builder. Governance of the project will remain firmly in the company's hands. See "Adobe keeps Flash, Flex close to the vest" for more analysis.
You're right Ed, Adobe still has to consider we shareholders. With the thing open, an enterprising individual could produce a free alternative to FB, no? Or trick out whatever IDE they prefer. Or, if they don't want to invest those hundreds of hours, kick out five hundred measly dollars. That won't even buy a decent bachelors party these days.
i think that this is really great...but given that the Compiler now is open source
is this is going to open the door for decompilers? (i bet will be..at least i don't know yet any decompiler for flash 9)
I am very close to accept the idea that there is how things are, and there is nothing or to little that can be done to stop this or slow it down...so the only option is to accept it.
Things that execute in client can be decompiled (period).
so if i develop a complex UI Control for Flex this can be decompiled..
or a photo shop or paint like rich web app...the whole thing can be decompiled...
i dont worry abut the server side logic i know very well the principle of keeping what need to be secure in the server.
for what i know I can said the same from all other Platforms -silverlight (the source as XMAL)
for what understand served as a text and interpreted at the client (correct me if i am wrong).
-JAVA,
-Javascript,HTML base apps,etc.
i will like to know other programmers opinion respect to this. I starting to think that i just worry to much for nothing.
I don't know why but this smells..
Macromedia spirit!
You are making history guys..
Kudos Adobe!
\m/ flex = awesome!
the RIA market is about to
e x p l o d e !