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Finnish developer Juha Lindstedt has started a petition on GitHub asking Adobe to release Flash into the hands of the open-source community: the goal is to create a lighter version of the plugin (or, at least, a tool to convert SWF and FLA files) so older Flash content can be experienced indefinitely. While thousands have already signed in favor of this, others say that Flash should be killed off due to security concerns.
The developer wants Adobe to open-source Flash or parts of its technology so the open-source community could take on the job of supporting a minimal version of the Flash plugin or at least create a tool to accurately convert old SWF and FLA files to modern HTML5, canvas data, or WebAssembly code. The entire purpose of this project is to make sure a large chunk of archived web content, movies, or games doesn't die off in 2020, or in later years as browsers evolve, and the Flash plugin becomes noncompatible with modern tech.
The developer wants Adobe to open-source Flash or parts of its technology so the open-source community could take on the job of supporting a minimal version of the Flash plugin or at least create a tool to accurately convert old SWF and FLA files to modern HTML5, canvas data, or WebAssembly code. The entire purpose of this project is to make sure a large chunk of archived web content, movies, or games doesn't die off in 2020, or in later years as browsers evolve, and the Flash plugin becomes noncompatible with modern tech.