An up-to-date look at free software and its makers

PROJECTS ON THE MOVE

Author(s): CARSTEN SCHNOBER

This month, we look at free projects as a replacement for Flash and Java. Both Flash and Java are so widespread that you can’t realistically do without them, so it’s a pity that both are released under proprietary licenses. The community has started to remedy the situation.

The Flash plugin is the most popular browser extension among users of any operating system. Some of the most popular websites – such as YouTube and MySpace – rely on Flash to render videos, music, and interactive
animations.