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• Should re-name Flex before joining Linux Foundation
  For all people a name is pretty much important.
  
  And for a Linux / Unix world, a command name is regarded as special because it is not only a mere name but also includes lots of background things like culture and history (as you can see in 'sed', 'grep', 'awk' etc..).
  
  Adobe, unfortunately, has named their Flash development environment 'Flex' Builder. However, Linux has already 'flex' command and it is evolved from one of the oldest UNIX applications 'lex', which many core developers has used to make a compiler itself.
  
  To use 'flex' to denote their own applications would be regarded as not having enough respect towards Linux culture, which Adobe certainly would not want.
  
  Adobe should reconsider this before spending some money on the foundation. Linux has never been a profit-driven movement, and sometimes things like culture, naming conventions, and philosophy are far more important to gain respect in the Linux community. In reply to: "Adobe brings AIR to Linux, joins Linux Foundation"

  March 31, 2008

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