SHARE
Facebook X Pinterest WhatsApp

Developer Petitions Adobe to Open Source Flash

Jul 28, 2017

While many developers rejoiced at the news that Adobe is doing away with Flash, Juha Lindstedt has posted a petition on GitHub asking the firm to open source the technology. Lindstedt doesn’t want developers to keep making new Flash content, but he does want to preserve the old content for posterity.

“We do lots to save and restore old manuscripts so, why not consider any interactive artworks that were developed on this platform and can’t be ported truthfully to just a video format?” he wrote. “Open sourcing Flash spec would be a good solution to keep Flash projects alive safely for archive reasons.”

Developers interested in supporting the effort can star the project on GitHub.

View article

Recommended for you...

Web 3.0 and the Future Of Web Development
Rob Gravelle
Jun 23, 2022
CodeGuru and VBForums Developer Forums and Community
James Payne
Apr 7, 2022
Understanding CSS Template Layout
Vipul Patel
Mar 29, 2022
Criminals Pay More for Code Signing Certificates Than for Guns or Passports
HTML Goodies Logo

The original home of HTML tutorials. HTMLGoodies is a website dedicated to publishing tutorials that cover every aspect of being a web developer. We cover programming and web development tutorials on languages and technologies such as HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. In addition, our articles cover web frameworks like Angular and React.JS, as well as popular Content Management Systems (CMS) that include WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla. Website development platforms like Shopify, Squarespace, and Wix are also featured. Topics related to solid web design and Internet Marketing also find a home on HTMLGoodies, as we discuss UX/UI Design, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), and web dev best practices.

Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2025 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.