Re: Open Source Flash Alternatives

2021-01-04 Thread Curt
On 2021-01-04, didier gaumet wrote: > A little bit out-of-subject because it also mentions proprietary > software, but there is a very recent article precisely on this > subject: > https://www.fastcompany.com/90590201/how-to-use-flash-to-play-old-games-after-adobe-discontinues-it > > (and being no

Re: Open Source Flash Alternatives

2021-01-04 Thread didier gaumet
A little bit out-of-subject because it also mentions proprietary software, but there is a very recent article precisely on this subject: https://www.fastcompany.com/90590201/how-to-use-flash-to-play-old-games-after-adobe-discontinues-it (and being not intersted in games, I did not know archive.

Re: Open Source Flash Alternatives

2021-01-02 Thread The Wanderer
On 2021-01-02 at 17:26, didier gaumet wrote: > Hello, > > From what I understand from the lightspark website (1) and the > wikipedia page about lightspark (2), > - Gnash is both a free standalone flash player and flash plugin for > Actionscript 1&2 > - Lightspark is also both a free standalone fl

Re: Open Source Flash Alternatives

2021-01-02 Thread didier gaumet
Le vendredi 1 janvier 2021 à 16:40:07 UTC+1, Kenneth Parker a écrit : > Since Adobe Flash is going the way of the Dodo Bird, I thought I'd check up > on Open Source Alternatives, since I have some Standalone .swf files (games, > etc). > > Two came up in my searches, Lightspark (which seems to be

Re: Open Source Flash Alternatives

2021-01-02 Thread deloptes
to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > [...] > >> Why would you need this. update your sites to HTML5 [...] > > If I read correctly, the OP hasn't a "site" (s)he coule "update". Rather > some .swf files of value to him/her. > > Who are we to judge whether it's feasible to rewrite them? And whether > html5 i

Re: Open Source Flash Alternatives

2021-01-02 Thread The Wanderer
On 2021-01-02 at 09:23, Curt wrote: > On 2021-01-02, wrote: > >> This is awesome. I never used anything flash myself, but it's >> always great to see someone caring. > > Adobe Flash officially died at the tail-end of 2020, so I wonder what > need exists to prolong it's life in open source. Th

Re: Open Source Flash Alternatives

2021-01-02 Thread Curt
On 2021-01-02, wrote: > > This is awesome. I never used anything flash myself, but it's always > great to see someone caring. Adobe Flash officially died at the tail-end of 2020, so I wonder what need exists to prolong it's life in open source. > Let me know if you need some help. >

Re: Open Source Flash Alternatives

2021-01-02 Thread The Wanderer
On 2021-01-02 at 06:45, deloptes wrote: > Kenneth Parker wrote: > >> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 10:29 AM Kenneth Parker >> wrote: >> >>> Since Adobe Flash is going the way of the Dodo Bird, I thought >>> I'd check up on Open Source Alternatives, since I have some >>> Standalone .swf files (games, etc

Re: Open Source Flash Alternatives

2021-01-02 Thread tomas
On Sat, Jan 02, 2021 at 12:45:55PM +0100, deloptes wrote: [...] > Why would you need this. update your sites to HTML5 [...] If I read correctly, the OP hasn't a "site" (s)he coule "update". Rather some .swf files of value to him/her. Who are we to judge whether it's feasible to rewrite them? An

Re: Open Source Flash Alternatives

2021-01-02 Thread deloptes
Kenneth Parker wrote: > On Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 10:29 AM Kenneth Parker wrote: > >> Since Adobe Flash is going the way of the Dodo Bird, I thought I'd check >> up on Open Source Alternatives, since I have some Standalone .swf files >> (games, etc). >> >> Two came up in my searches, Lightspark (whic

Re: Open Source Flash Alternatives

2021-01-02 Thread tomas
On Sat, Jan 02, 2021 at 04:00:21AM -0500, Kenneth Parker wrote: [...] > I will contact gnu.org and see about taking it over. It will be a > Challenge, but I've got more time on my hands now. This is awesome. I never used anything flash myself, but it's always great to see someone caring. Let m

Re: Open Source Flash Alternatives

2021-01-02 Thread Kenneth Parker
On Sat, Jan 2, 2021 at 3:56 AM wrote: > On Fri, Jan 01, 2021 at 06:17:32PM -0500, Kenneth Parker wrote: > > [...] > > > Update: I just installed Stretch in QEMU-KVM in my "Knockabout" Mint 20 > > system and was able to install Gnash on it. I did a bit of research into > > Gnu Gnash, seeing that

Re: Open Source Flash Alternatives

2021-01-02 Thread tomas
On Fri, Jan 01, 2021 at 06:17:32PM -0500, Kenneth Parker wrote: [...] > Update: I just installed Stretch in QEMU-KVM in my "Knockabout" Mint 20 > system and was able to install Gnash on it. I did a bit of research into > Gnu Gnash, seeing that it may not be currently maintained. I wonder if >

Re: Open Source Flash Alternatives

2021-01-01 Thread Ming
On Fri, Jan 01, 2021 at 06:17:32PM -0500, Kenneth Parker wrote: > On Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 10:29 AM Kenneth Parker wrote: > > > Since Adobe Flash is going the way of the Dodo Bird, I thought I'd check > > up on Open Source Alternatives, since I have some Standalone .swf files > > (games, etc). > > >

Re: Open Source Flash Alternatives

2021-01-01 Thread Patrick Bartek
On Fri, 1 Jan 2021 18:17:32 -0500 Kenneth Parker wrote: > On Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 10:29 AM Kenneth Parker > wrote: > > > Since Adobe Flash is going the way of the Dodo Bird, I thought I'd > > check up on Open Source Alternatives, since I have some > > Standalone .swf files (games, etc). > > > > Tw

Re: Open Source Flash Alternatives

2021-01-01 Thread Kenneth Parker
On Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 10:29 AM Kenneth Parker wrote: > Since Adobe Flash is going the way of the Dodo Bird, I thought I'd check > up on Open Source Alternatives, since I have some Standalone .swf files > (games, etc). > > Two came up in my searches, Lightspark (which seems to be, mainly a > Plug-i

Open Source Flash Alternatives

2021-01-01 Thread Kenneth Parker
Since Adobe Flash is going the way of the Dodo Bird, I thought I'd check up on Open Source Alternatives, since I have some Standalone .swf files (games, etc). Two came up in my searches, Lightspark (which seems to be, mainly a Plug-in), and Ghu Gnash, which I like better, since it works as a Stand