Comments on: Open Source Flash Communications Server in the works http://www.walking-productions.com/notslop/2006/01/30/open-source-flash-communications-server-in-the-works/ Not - Shawn's Little Outpost Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:41:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: shawn http://www.walking-productions.com/notslop/2006/01/30/open-source-flash-communications-server-in-the-works/#comment-211 shawn Wed, 01 Feb 2006 17:47:36 +0000 http://www.walking-productions.com/notslop/2006/01/30/open-source-flash-communications-server-in-the-works/#comment-211 I doubt that Adobe would do that.. They probably see that Sun has been struggling and will say that allowing Java to be open is a mistake that they won't do with Flash. I think the OSS world will just keep picking away until there is something that is a viable alternative with enough features to keep people from buying Flash proper and Adobe will start to loose out. At some point I hope a nice Flash/Java integration takes place, but I am probably dreaming... I doubt that Adobe would do that.. They probably see that Sun has been struggling and will say that allowing Java to be open is a mistake that they won’t do with Flash.

I think the OSS world will just keep picking away until there is something that is a viable alternative with enough features to keep people from buying Flash proper and Adobe will start to loose out.

At some point I hope a nice Flash/Java integration takes place, but I am probably dreaming…

]]> By: Rich Hauck http://www.walking-productions.com/notslop/2006/01/30/open-source-flash-communications-server-in-the-works/#comment-210 Rich Hauck Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:39:49 +0000 http://www.walking-productions.com/notslop/2006/01/30/open-source-flash-communications-server-in-the-works/#comment-210 All of this open source Flash is pretty cool, but makes me wonder if Adobe will endorse it and try to position Flash as a true platform and [almost] bigger than a company, or if they'll pull the plug on this potential competition. All of this open source Flash is pretty cool, but makes me wonder if Adobe will endorse it and try to position Flash as a true platform and [almost] bigger than a company, or if they’ll pull the plug on this potential competition.

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