On 19/01/2008, Brion Vibber brion@wikimedia.org wrote:
We're not supporting them at all except insofar as we're encouraging them to take it *COMPLETELY* open-source, INCLUDING server-side, INCLUDING Ogg Theora, INCLUDING improvements to f/oss alternatives such as Gnash, etc. (And yes I know Gnash doesn't solve every problem with Flash.) Encouraging them to move their tool in the directions we favor is the ONLY thing we're doing. We won't even consider touching the software itself with a hundred-foot pole until they can support the free environment and formats we require. That's a condition they're well aware of.
And if they can do a successful VC-funded startup entirely on free software, it will tremendously help the production of free software; and if we can help that along, t creates better conditions for us too.
- d.