In the world of reminiscing about Adobe Flash, there are two distinct groups: those who cherish the memories of playing Flash games many years ago and those who cringe at the thought of Flash ads and other content that relied on the now-defunct technology. However, for those who have fond recollections of Adobe Flash, the Ruffle open-source project is continuing to develop an emulator for the Flash Player. Despite Adobe officially discontinuing Flash Player over three years ago, Ruffle remains a significant force in the open-source community. The project has made strides in supporting various features, improving text rendering, adding sockets support, enabling FLV video playback, and even introducing initial AIR support and a basic desktop UI. Those interested can visit the Ruffle.rs project site for more information on the latest developments in open-source Flash support as we enter 2024.
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