Adobe AIR for Linux alpha released

Adobe has released a public alpha of Adobe AIR for Linux, which means you can now run applications built using the Adobe Integrated Runtime on Windows, Mac, and Linux machines. Adobe AIR is an environment that lets user run online applications offline. For example, here are a few of our favorite AIR applications:

• Twhirl - Desktop client for Twitter
• Xdrive Lite - Application for accessing AOL's Xdrive online storage service
• Google Analytics Reporting Suite - Application for viewing and interacting with Google Analytics data
• eBay Desktop - Manage your eBay auctions

Adobe is also joining the Linux Foundation today, joining other companies including HP, Google, and Nokia. The group encourages Linux development, and the addition of Adobe AIR could really step things up a bit, since developers can now create applications for a single platform and have them run on Windows, Mac, and Linux boxes.

[via CNet]

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