Thread: Adobe Flash Player 10: When will the update arrive? Is it coming at all?
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2010-08-24 , 23:35
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#1193
Originally Posted by iDont View Post
I've found a very interesting project today: JITB.

As the thread title says, it is a Java based flash player. According to the blog post, it currently renders a subset of ActionScript at almost native Java speed.

Basically, the goal of this project allows all java-supporting devices (phones, desktops, etc) to run flash files. They even explicitly mention Android as a target for this project.

Please note this project is far from finished; the whole flash API has yet to be implemented, so don't get all overexcited yes
Interesting & good idea. Can it be compiled to native code? (as the GNU GCJ is able to compile Java to native code).

Even with good Java performance it will be difficult or impossible to get good Flash 10-compatible video performance without DSP drivers for the appropriate set of codecs.

Now that Gecko, Webkit etc. look like getting javascript OpenGL in the form of WebGL, I wonder if implementing Flash in Javascript isn't the way forward

The GNU Gnash project has been attempting to catch up with Flash for years, as have the predecessors to Gnash, and it still has a long way to go.

So I won't hold my breath waiting for JITB to catch up.