Open Source (was Don't you just wish Rev would do this?)

[David Bovill]

On 07/06/07, Trevor DeVore <lists at mangomultimedia.com> wrote:
>
> Adobe did not open source Flex Builder, Flex Data
> Services or Flash itself - just the Flex framework. At least that is
> what I've read in articles discussing the topic.


Not sure - but whats missing from this:

Adobe plans to release all of the components of the Flex SDK needed to
> create Flex applications, including the Java source code for the
> ActionScript and MXML compilers, the ActionScript debugger, and the
> ActionScript libraries that make up the core Flex framework. Adobe Flex
> Builder, the Eclipse-based IDE, is not part of the open source announcement.
>

Sounds pretty comprehensive to me?

I think the first step is an extensible language designed by a small
> group that does have to waste time doing design by committee. Make
> that available to everyone and then people can start building elegant
> open source frameworks that will catch on.


What are you thinking of here Trevor - sounds intriguing  - but you lost me
:)