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We want to open-source our design file format

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Re: We want to open-source our design file format

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The Figma acquisition by Adobe triggered us to take things to the next level. We want to open our design file format and enable people to use a design editor that does NOT tie them to one specific eco-system. We are working on an editor that can open any design file format.

Re: We want to open-source our design file format

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The Figma acquisition by Adobe triggered us to take things to the next level. We want to open our design file format and enable people to use a design editor that does NOT tie them to one specific eco-system. We are working on an editor that can open any design file format.

Is more info on the format itself publicly available?

Re: We want to open-source our design file format

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> As a stock listed company its goal is to crease shareholder value.

No thats not what a being a public company means. It may be Adobe's only or primary goal, but public companies can have many goals inline with their specific corporate charter. Let's stop paying lip-service to one hypothesis of corporate governance.

Re: We want to open-source our design file format

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We just recently have upgraded to Figma enterprise (which is an annual contract) in order to get SSO. It is definitely reassuring to hear that our data won’t be trapped forever if Figma goes the way of the Creative Cloud. I hope that either Penpot will close the gap, or that Sketch will improve their in-browser game.

Re: We want to open-source our design file format

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The Figma acquisition by Adobe triggered us to take things to the next level. We want to open our design file format and enable people to use a design editor that does NOT tie them to one specific eco-system. We are working on an editor that can open any design file format.

Is more info on the format itself publicly available?

That’s how one opens a format. Is a format even copyrightable?

Re: We want to open-source our design file format

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is more info on the format itself publicly available?

That’s how one opens a format. Is a format even copyrightable?

What is the difference in copyrightability between a file format and an API?