ActiveState Software Inc., a leading provider of professional
development tools, announced the creation of the Open Komodo Project,
a new initiative to create an open source platform that promotes open
standards. The Open Komodo Project will fill a need for developer
tools in the open web technology stack, furthering web innovation and
freedom of choice for developers and end-users.
With the creation of the Open Komodo Project, ActiveState is
joining advocates like Mozilla in promoting the open web. The open web
philosophy aims to maintain the integrity of the web as a public space
that is platform, language, and browser neutral. Open web standards
advocate user freedom and choice, encourage decentralization and
community, and ensure the viability of non-proprietary web
technologies.
Open Komodo aims to create a framework for client-side web
development integrated with Firefox(R), Mozilla's free, open source
web browser, and based on the award-winning Komodo(R) IDE, a
multi-platform, multi-language IDE for dynamic languages and Ajax
technologies. As a first step in the Open Komodo project, ActiveState
is open sourcing the browser-side capabilities of Komodo(R) Edit, a
free multi-language editor for dynamic languages based on Komodo(R)
IDE.
"ActiveState has long lived by a philosophy of developer choice.
We focus on dynamic languages, but give developers the freedom to
choose what tools they use in their development process," said Shane
Caraveo, Komodo Lead at ActiveState. "The open web philosophy is an
extension of our involvement in the open source community as
supporters and contributors. As strong advocates for the open web
initiative, it's essential for us to enable developers to contribute
to the open web."
"The Open Komodo project is an exciting alternative for web
developers seeking an open source development environment," said Mike
Shaver, Chief Evangelist at Mozilla. "At Mozilla, we believe that open
standards encourage innovation and help ensure the continued health of
the Internet. We're pleased that ActiveState is supporting the open
web."
The initial open source code for Open Komodo will be a portion of
ActiveState's Komodo Edit, which will form the base for the
full-featured web development tool built in collaboration with the
open source community. Open Komodo will use the Mozilla code base and
feature a Scintilla-based editor for HTML, CSS, XML, and JavaScript.
The planned feature set includes JavaScript debugging, autocomplete,
syntax coloring, and syntax checking capabilities, as well as Firebug
integration and an HTTP Inspector with the goal of providing seamless
debugging and editing between Open Komodo and Firefox.
The Open Komodo development environment will be entirely open
source and licensed under the same terms as Firefox: Mozilla Public
License (MPL), GNU General Public License (GPL), and GNU Lesser Public
License (LGPL).
The Open Komodo website will host Open Komodo mailing lists and
blog feeds from ActiveState, and as the project develops, feature news
alerts, the development roadmap, and the developer preview. To join
the mailing list and read more about the Open Komodo project, visit
www.activestate.com/openkomodo.
About ActiveState
ActiveState creates professional development tools, language
distributions, and business solutions for dynamic languages. We focus
on building JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, and Tcl technologies
that just work. Our team of core language developers produce
industry-recognized, award-winning tools for developing professional
dynamic language applications. Our open source language distributions
are renowned for their quality and are relied upon by millions of
developers worldwide. ActiveState's business solutions offer
guaranteed stability, expert support, unparalleled quality, and
cost-efficiency to organizations that rely on open source dynamic
languages. ActiveState is owned by its employees and Pender Financial
Group, a publicly traded investment company focused on technology in
British Columbia. For more information, visit www.activestate.com.
About Komodo IDE and Komodo Edit
Komodo IDE is a powerful, multi-platform, multi-language IDE for
end-to-end development of dynamic web applications. Komodo IDE makes
creating robust web apps fast and easy, with a rich feature set for
client-side Ajax technologies such as CSS, HTML, JavaScript, and XML,
coupled with advanced support for dynamic languages such as Perl, PHP,
Python, Ruby, and Tcl. Komodo IDE licenses are $295 US and a single
license covers users across Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. Learn more
at www.activestate.com/komodo_ide.
Based on the award-winning Komodo IDE, Komodo Edit is a free,
feature-rich editor for the full range of Komodo-supported dynamic
languages and platforms. Learn more at
www.activestate.com/komodo_edit.
For more about the Open Komodo project, visit
www.activestate.com/openkomodo
