I program a generator for Flash files. Flash is featurewise superior, but the performance isn't. Read this well-known comparison.
Flash is also a fairly open standard, but easily subject to Macromedia's whims. As for business -- Flash is near-ubiquitous, where SVG has virtually 0% adoption. It won't rise until net access and machines become much faster.
You're wrong... except that you're not making a point I can discern. Read this interview with Sleepycat software about how they make money with a GPL license.
Yes, I personally use a swf to xml converter that works both ways. I can't find the util on the net, so I'll assume my company developed it inhouse. We use it for debugging.
Of course, the xml is a pain to read, so I'm writing a filter soon to convert it to a textfile that uses tabs to show the structure.
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I program a generator for Flash files. Flash is featurewise superior, but the performance isn't. Read this well-known comparison.
Flash is also a fairly open standard, but easily subject to Macromedia's whims. As for business -- Flash is near-ubiquitous, where SVG has virtually 0% adoption. It won't rise until net access and machines become much faster.
Once you take the fun out of programming, it becomes dull & peoples' skills progressively get worse.
There's place in the world for enjoyable wizardry. That means programming is still an art.
You're wrong... except that you're not making a point I can discern. Read this interview with Sleepycat software about how they make money with a GPL license.
> Linux people never design anything. They re-
> implement things.
True. Like Microsoft. It's a strong action, to use preexisting R&D, and it's the very rare company that succeeds in not doing this.
Not doing this even has a name: Not Invented Here syndrome.
Yes, I personally use a swf to xml converter that works both ways. I can't find the util on the net, so I'll assume my company developed it inhouse. We use it for debugging.
Of course, the xml is a pain to read, so I'm writing a filter soon to convert it to a textfile that uses tabs to show the structure.