Flash creation programs?

[archanoid at columbus.rr.com]

Steve Lefevre <lefevre.10 at osu.edu> wrote:
> 
> I'm interested in playing around with some Flash 
> animations. Of course, I don't want any 
> proprietary software. 

I'm not sure if that is an example of irony or an 
oxymoron.  Flash is owned and controlled tightly by
Macromedia.  

> Are there Flash content creation applications 
> that are FOSS?

The F4l project looks like a workalike, not an actual tool for creating Flash (swf) content...but I could be wrong.  It seems to me if you are intent on creating actual Flash content for playback with Macromedia's Flash player, you've already defeated your stated goal of not running proprietary software.

Maybe you should look at what you can do with javascript.  Or you could take a look at blender.

http://www.blender3d.com/

Good luck,
-Aaron