Posted by Travis Newbury on 07/30/07 15:19

On Jul 30, 1:39 am, Onideus Mad Hatter <use...@backwater-
productions.net> wrote:
> Um...why would you want it open sourced?
I can not believe I agree with something you said....

> I don't even use Adobe/Macromedia's Flash builder, I use
> SwishMax, which has a VASTLY superior interface.
I found the Swish interface to be a subset of Flash and very
limiting. I do agree to make canned animations it is easier. I also
seem to recall that Swish was always about a version and a half behind
Flash.

> The core functions of the language can't be changed

In The Flash environment the core functions (via actionscript) can be
changed. I can inherit and change the functionality of any class or
object in Flash.

> So in summary, Flash is basically proprietary open source. It has all
> the advantages of open source development with all the advantages of a
> proprietary system (being universally cross compatible) and none of
> their downsides.

Again, I agree (I think I am going to be sick)

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