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Vancouver, BC, September 5, 2007 ActiveState Software Inc., a leading provider ofprofessional development tools, announced the creation of the Open Komodo Project, anew initiative to create an open source platform that promotes open standards. TheOpen Komodo Project will fill a need for developer tools in the open web technologystack, furthering web innovation and freedom of choice for developers and end-users.
With the creation of the Open Komodo Project, ActiveState is joining advocates likeMozilla in promoting the open web. The open web philosophy aims to maintain theintegrity of the web as a public space that is platform, language, and browserneutral. Open web standards advocate user freedom and choice, encouragedecentralization and community, and ensure the viability of non-proprietary webtechnologies.
Open Komodo aims to create a framework for client-side web development integratedwith Firefox , Mozilla s free, open source web browser, and based on theaward-winning Komodo IDE, a multi-platform, multi-language IDE for dynamiclanguages and Ajax technologies. As a first step in the Open Komodo project,ActiveState is open sourcing the browser-side capabilities of Komodo Edit, a freemulti-language editor for dynamic languages based on Komodo IDE.
ActiveState has long lived by a philosophy of developer choice. We focus on dynamiclanguages, but give developers the freedom to choose what tools they use in theirdevelopment process, said Shane Caraveo, Komodo Lead at ActiveState. The open webphilosophy is an extension of our involvement in the open source community assupporters and contributors. As strong advocates for the open web initiative, it sessential for us to enable developers to contribute to the open web.
The Open Komodo project is an exciting alternative for web developers seeking anopen source development environment, said Mike Shaver, Chief Evangelist at Mozilla. At Mozilla, we believe that open standards encourage innovation and help ensure thecontinued health of the Internet. We re pleased that ActiveState is supporting theopen web.
The initial open source code for Open Komodo will be a portion of ActiveState'sKomodo Edit, which will form the base for the full-featured web development toolbuilt in collaboration with the open source community. Open Komodo will use theMozilla code base and feature a Scintilla-based editor for HTML, CSS, XML, andJavaScript. The planned feature set includes JavaScript debugging, autocomplete,syntax coloring, and syntax checking capabilities, as well as Firebug integrationand an HTTP Inspector with the goal of providing seamless debugging and editingbetween Open Komodo and Firefox.
The Open Komodo development environment will be entirely open source and licensedunder the same terms as Firefox: Mozilla Public License (MPL), GNU General PublicLicense (GPL), and GNU Lesser Public License (LGPL).
The Open Komodo website will host Open Komodo mailing lists and blog feeds fromActiveState, and as the project develops, feature news alerts, the developmentroadmap, and the developer preview. To join the mailing list and read more about theOpen Komodo project, visit www.activestate.com/openkomodo .
About ActiveStateActiveState creates professional development tools, language distributions, andbusiness solutions for dynamic languages. We focus on building JavaScript, Perl,PHP, Python, Ruby, and Tcl technologies that just work. Our team of core languagedevelopers produce industry-recognized, award-winning tools for developingprofessional dynamic language applications. Our open source language distributionsare renowned for their quality and are relied upon by millions of developersworldwide. ActiveState's business solutions offer guaranteed stability, expertsupport, unparalleled quality, and cost-efficiency to organizations that rely onopen source dynamic languages. ActiveState is owned by its employees and PenderFinancial Group, a publicly traded investment company focused on technology inBritish Columbia. For more information, visit www.activestate.com.
About Komodo IDE and Komodo EditKomodo IDE is a powerful, multi-platform, multi-language IDE for end-to-enddevelopment of dynamic web applications. Komodo IDE makes creating robust web appsfast and easy, with a rich feature set for client-side Ajax technologies such asCSS, HTML, JavaScript, and XML, coupled with advanced support for dynamic languagessuch as Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, and Tcl. Komodo IDE licenses are $295 US and asingle license covers users across Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. Learn more atwww.activestate.com/komodo_ ide.Based on the award-winning Komodo IDE, Komodo Edit is a free, feature-rich editorfor the full range of Komodo-supported dynamic languages and platforms. Learn moreat www.activestate.com/komodo_edi t.
For more about the Open Komodo project, visit www.activestate.com/openkomodo
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