Flash News: Adobe Open Screen Project Opens Flash SWF and FLV/F4V Formats

You developers out there will be happy to know that the Adobe Open Screen Project, a major project in the works with several prominent entities in the technology and entertainment industry, will open the SWF and FLV/F4V format to developers by removing restrictions on use and making public the device porting layer APIs for the Flash Player - as well as many other things. From the website:

"Specifically, this work will include:

• Removing restrictions on use of the SWF and FLV/F4V specifications
• Publishing the device porting layer APIs for Adobe Flash Player
• Publishing the Adobe Flash® Cast™ protocol and the AMF protocol for robust data services
• Removing licensing fees – making next major releases of Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR for devices free"

I don't know about you, but I'm behind anything that removes fees.