Adobe Announces the Open Screen Project
Adobe has just announced the Open Screen Project.
The Skinny:
- Restrictions on use of the SWF and FLV/F4V specifications will be removed
- The device porting layer APIs for Adobe Flash Player will be published
- The Adobe Flash® Cast™ protocol and the AMF protocol for robust data services will be published
- Licensing fees will be removed – making next major releases of Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR for devices free
What does it really mean? Well it could be the promise of a universal application platform and the ability to write an application and deploy it everywhere. But, we know, with the likes of Apple and Google, who haven’t really taken to the flash platform, that probably isn’t the case. To me it means that Adobe is allowing the community as a whole to participate in the direction that the flash platform takes. To develop what what the community wants and thinks needs to be developed. This is a good thing - yay Adobe and yay Flash!
A few more links to read:
Developers: http://www.adobe.com/openscreenproject/developers/
Businesses: http://www.adobe.com/openscreenproject/businesses/
