Linux Fund is Raising Money to Improve OpenStreetMap Support in Gnash Media Player
Apr 22nd, 22:10 UTC
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Santa Clara, California - April 22nd, 2009 - Linux Fund has expanded its partnership with Sandro Santilli of the Gnash media player team to bring OpenStreetMap editing support to this open source Flash® player. This work will also improve YouTube compatibility and joins Linux Fund's existing effort to bring the Real Time Messaging Protocol support to Gnash.
"I am excited about having Gnash fully support OpenStreetMap because
together these projects can really demonstrate what amazing things can
be done with free software." says Rob Savoye of the Open Media Now! Foundation.
"As a GIS specialist and open source evangelist, I am delighted to be
working with Sandro and Rob on OpenStreetMap support." says Linux Fund executive director David
Mandel.
Gnash is an Open Media Now! Foundation initiative that is part of the GNU Project. Flash is an animation file format pioneered by Macromedia which continues to be supported by their successor company, Adobe. Flash has been extended to include audio and video content, and programs written in ActionScript, an ECMAScript-compatible language. Gnash is based on GameSWF and supports most SWF v7 functionality, plus portions of SWF v8 and v9.
Visit www.gnu.org/software/gnash/ for more information about Gnash.
Sandro Santilli has worked since 1994 in the information and telecomunications fields, with a focus toward use, promotion and improvement of open source software. He has work experience in both Italy and North America, and has built a breath of skills focused on the continuos evolution of products, processes and services in the ICT industry.
About the Open Media Now! Foundation
OMNow! supports free ways to create, to distribute and to display digital creative content. We are dedicated to the development, support and empowerment of an open media infrastructure for companies and individuals who desire more control over product technology and content. Our foundation opens the media market by actively developing operating system-agnostic and cross-platform solutions, and by conducting legislative research on media-related topics.
Visit www.openmedianow.org for more information about the Open Media Now! Foundation.
About Linux Fund
Linux Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides financial and supervisory support to the free and open software community. Linux Fund raises funds with its line of rewards credit cards and direct donations, and has given over half a million dollars to open source projects since its founding in 1999.
Visit www.linuxfund.org for more information.
(Submitted by Michael Dexter of Linux Fund)
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