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In November 2012 the Mozilla Foundation announced “Project Shumway”, an effort to create a “web-native runtime implementation of the SWF file format.”
Two-and-a-bit years, and a colossal number of Flash bugs later, Shumway has achieved an important milestone by appearing in a Firefox nightly, a step that suggests it's getting closer to inclusion in the browser.
Shumway's been available as a plugin for some time, and appears entirely capable of handling the SWF files.
Few average users know of Shumway's existence, never mind seek it out. So the inclusion of the software in Firefox's nightlies will give it greater exposure. For now the code can only play certain videos hosted on Amazon.com, but developers intend to expand the list of sites from which Shumway will play SWF files.
(Score: 5, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 19 2015, @05:57AM
Shumway, a-ha, will save every one of us.
Shumway, a-ha, he's a miracle.
Shumway, a-ha, king of the impossible.
(Score: 5, Funny) by Marand on Thursday February 19 2015, @08:06AM
Shumway, a-ha, will save every one of us.
Shumway, a-ha, he's a miracle.
Shumway, a-ha, king of the impossible
That just doesn't have the same charm as the original. I guess we'll have to keep using Flash, damn it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 19 2015, @04:37PM
Wasn't Gordon Shumway the name that A.L.F. claimed? Can't remember if it was ever mentioned in the TV series but was definately in a few of the comics.
Almighty Bod I feel old!