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Open-Source JavaScript Flash Player (HTML5/SVG)

Posted by Soulskill on from the it's-called-gordon-get-it dept.

gbutler69 writes "Someone has gone and done it. Tobias Schneider has created a Flash player written in JavaScript targeting SVG/HTML5-capable browsers. It's not a complete implementation yet, but it shows real promise. A few demos have been posted online. How long before HTML5/SVG next-generation browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Epiphany, and other Web-Kit based browsers completely supplant Flash and Silverlight/Moonlight?"

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  1. This is great! by the+roAm · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wait, Javascript? Oh shit. I can feel the slow already.

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    ~The roAm
    1. Re:This is great! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I have doubts Adobe's runtime can do any of the higher level Flash stuff with any semblance of grace or speed.

      Yet it seems to do it well enough for most people.

    2. Re:This is great! by the+roAm · · Score: 1, Funny

      Oh wow, Captain Obvious! Can I have your autograph? I'm a big fan.

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      ~The roAm
    3. Re:This is great! by promythyus · · Score: 4, Funny

      He said *less* retarded...

  2. Now if they could by mandark1967 · · Score: 3, Funny

    just duplicate the security vulnerabilities that Adobe provides us, we can finally put Adobe out of business!

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    Sig Follows: "Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." -- Mark Twain
  3. Re:speed by slim · · Score: 2, Funny

    The language needs better ways of manipulating bits and bytes.

    A hidden canvas element?

    (I feel dirty now)