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Today's Topics:
1. How non-free is Flash? (Erik Moeller)
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Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 09:39:25 +0100
From: "Erik Moeller" <erik(a)wikimedia.org>
Subject: [Foundation-l] How non-free is Flash?
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How non-free do we consider Flash to be? The Gnash player appears to
be making good progress. Would it be acceptable to permit useful Flash
files which work in Gnash and don't require non-free codecs to be
uploaded?
I did not see any issues with patents mentioned in the relevant
Wikipedia article. The old Macromedia Flash website lists a US patent
on "creating gradient fills", but that seems so bizarre as to pose no
real threat.
(Let's keep this separate, for now, from the question when a format
like Flash would be appropriate, content-wise. I'd like to fully
understand the "freeness" first.)
Greetings,
Adobe licenses the flash format specifications to others who are willing
to create programs that export to Flash. However, the format itself is
not free as in freedom.
Also, Adobe doesn't allow those licensed users to create software that
would play Flash, Gnash is most likely a reverse engineered player. And
Adobe could change the rules of engagement at any time leaving us with
all the Flash content, a player who isn't free and waiting for the Gnash
people to work on an update.
With all that being said, a full end to end implementation of SVG should
offer the same benefits Flash provides plus it would be free.
Regards,
Damián
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