Adobe Systems is making its
Flex web development platform open
source.
The company wants to encourage developers to use the platform to
build new internet applications and applications that can use
Adobe’s
new Apollo desktop system.
Flex will be available under the open source Mozilla Public
License (MPL) in the second half of this year, said Adobe.
Available since last summer, the free
Flex software development kit enables
developers to build Flex applications, including the MXML
compiler and the ActionScript 3.0 libraries that make up the
Flex framework.
“Open source co-creation is a powerful way to build a strong
development community,” said James Governor, an analyst at
RedMonk.
“Adobe's decision to open source Flex is a radical move, which
should attract a new class of developer to the platform.”
Developers will be able to freely download, extend and
contribute to the source code for the Flex compiler, components and
application framework.
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