# open-source-flash/open-source-flash

Petition to open source Flash and Shockwave spec

Repository: https://github.com/open-source-flash/open-source-flash
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/open-source-flash
Language: ActionScript
License Family: other
Topics: open, source, flash, shockwave, adobe, petition, game, actionscript, flash-player
Last push: 2021-02-24T08:44:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3325, "days_push": 2016, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7318, forks 112 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:58.196703+00:00)

## What it is
A GitHub-based petition urging Adobe to open source the Flash and Shockwave specifications so historical games and web content can be preserved. Stars count as signatures, and the repo hosts discussion and a letter to Adobe rather than software.

## Use cases
- sign a petition to open source Flash
- find resources about Flash preservation
- learn why Flash was deprecated
- contribute to a letter asking Adobe to open source Shockwave
- find Flash game archive projects

## When to choose
- you want to support or study the Flash preservation movement
- you need background on Flash's end-of-life and community response

## When to avoid
- you need a working Flash player or SWF emulator
- you want actively maintained software

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: documentation
- domain: gaming-tools, web-development
- platform: -
- tags: petition, flash, shockwave, actionscript, digital-preservation, adobe, swf, preservation, web

## Member repositories
- open-source-flash/open-source-flash (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:58.196703+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:38:40.326652+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/open-source-flash/open-source-flash (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:58.196703+00:00, sha d701f662898d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.