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

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## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/open-source-flash/open-source-flash
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/open-source-flash-open-source-flash.md

## Description

This project is an open source specification petition platform and proprietary specification archive. It serves as a markdown-based repository for collecting signatures and community support to urge vendors to open source proprietary software specifications.

The platform functions as a tool for open source specification advocacy and proprietary software archival. It creates permanent records of proprietary standards and documents the community efforts required to transition them to open source licenses, ensuring the preservation of technical knowledge.

The system utilizes a git-driven contribution workflow and distributed version control storage to manage petitions. Data is stored as formatted text files and organized via static file-based routing for archival display and retrieval.

## Tags

### Business & Productivity Software

- [Technical Specification Petitions](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/business-productivity-software/public-petition-platforms/technical-specification-petitions.md) — Provides a platform to collect and display community requests for open sourcing proprietary software specifications. ([source](https://github.com/open-source-flash/open-source-flash/blob/master/hello.as))
- [Open Source Advocacy Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/business-productivity-software/open-source-advocacy-tools.md) — Collects signatures and supporting arguments to urge vendors to release proprietary specifications as open source. ([source](https://github.com/open-source-flash/open-source-flash#readme))
- [Public Petition Platforms](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/business-productivity-software/public-petition-platforms.md) — Provides a public system for gathering formal signatures and community support to open source proprietary specifications. ([source](https://github.com/open-source-flash/open-source-flash/blob/master/the-letter-to-adobe.md))

### Testing & Quality Assurance

- [Specification Archives](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/testing-quality-assurance/link-validators/proprietary/specification-archives.md) — A public record of proprietary software standards and the community efforts to transition them to open source licenses.

### Content Management & Publishing

- [Digital Archives](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/content-management-publishing/digital-archives.md) — Creating permanent records of proprietary specifications to ensure long term preservation and accessibility for the open source community.
- [Markdown-Based Content Storage](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/content-management-publishing/content-formats-exporting/content-formats/markdown-based-content-storage.md) — Stores petition data and community signatures as human-readable Markdown text files for version-controlled archival.
- [Markdown-Based Repositories](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/content-management-publishing/content-management-systems/markdown-repositories.md) — Uses a Markdown-based repository structure to archive and preserve requests for open sourcing industry standards.
- [Software Archives](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/content-management-publishing/software-archives.md) — Archives technical specifications to prevent the loss of knowledge when proprietary software becomes obsolete.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Specification Advocacy](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/specification-advocacy.md) — Uses public repositories to gather signatures and pressure vendors to open source proprietary specifications.
- [Contribution Workflows](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/contribution-workflows.md) — Implements a contribution process utilizing pull requests and repository stars to track and verify community signatures.
- [Version-Controlled Content Repositories](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/project-management-governance/repository-maintenance/version-control-strategies/version-controlled-content-repositories.md) — Uses distributed source control to maintain public records of petitions and community support signatures.

### Part of an Awesome List

- [Miscellaneous Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/more/miscellaneous-tools.md) — Petition for open-sourcing Flash specifications.