It looks like the blogger software is back online. I'll post up the blog entry as well.
-Nick On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 11:40 AM, Erik de Bruin <e...@ixsoftware.nl> wrote: > Can we maybe have the 'official' Apache Flex Twitter account (and whatever > else for social media we have - LinkedIn, Facebook?) announce this as well? > > EdB > > > > > On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 7:34 PM, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com> wrote: > > > The Apache Flex community is pleased to announce the initial (alpha) > > release of Apache FlexJS SDK 0.0.1 and Apache Flex FalconJX Compiler > 0.0.1. > > > > Apache Flex is a highly productive, open source application framework for > > building and maintaining expressive applications that deploy consistently > > on all major browsers, desktops and devices (including smartphones, > > tablets and tv). > > > > Apache FlexJS is a next-generation Flex SDK that enables developers to > use > > MXML and ActionScript to not only create SWFs but also cross-compile the > > same MXML and ActionScript to HTML/JS/CSS so applications can run > natively > > in browsers. The cross-compiled code can also be used in Apache Cordova > > (Adobe PhoneGap) mobile applications. > > > > Apache Flex FalconJX is a next-generation MXML and ActionScript > > cross-compiler. It extends the next-generation SWF compiler known as > > Falcon. Both are contained in the release package and are used by the > > FlexJS package to compile SWFs or cross-compile to HTML/JS/CSS. > > > > This is the initial release of FlexJS and FalconJX. It is 'alpha' > > quality. The purpose of this release is to gather feedback about the > > features and implementation strategies, and recruit new contributors as > we > > grow these code bases into an SDK and tool chain that delivers the > highest > > productivity developing applications that can run in the most places. > > These releases may not handle production needs. Expect lots of bugs and > > missing features. Please file bugs at: > > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLEX/ > > > > For questions about how to use FlexJS and FalconJX, send email to > > us...@flex.apache.org. Please try to prefix the subject with [FlexJS] > or > > [FalconJX] so it is clear the questions refer to this release and not the > > Flex SDK and MXMLC compiler. > > > > For questions and feedback on the development of the source code in these > > release, send email to dev@flex.apache.org. Again, please prefix the > > subject with [FlexJS] or [FalconJX]. > > > > Apache FlexJS and Apache Flex FalconJX are available in source and binary > > form from the following download page: > > http://flex.apache.org/download-flexjs.html > > > > When downloading from a mirror site, please remember to verify the > > downloads using signatures or MD5 hashes. > > > > A simple way to try these releases is to use a pre-release of the > > InstallApacheFlex 3.0 application which is available at the following > url: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/flex/installer/3.0/rc7/binaries/ > > > > Choose Apache FlexJS 0.0.1 and it will create an Adobe Flash > > Builder-compatible SDK that uses the Falcon and FalconJX compilers to > > generate SWFs and HTML/JS/CSS output. See the README or the FlexJS wiki > > for more information. The FlexJS section of the wiki is at the following > > url: > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLEX/FlexJS > > > > For more information on Apache Flex, visit the project home page: > > http://flex.apache.org > > > > Please try FlexJS and become involved in shaping the future of Flex. > > > > The Apache Flex Community > > > > > > > -- > Ix Multimedia Software > > Jan Luykenstraat 27 > 3521 VB Utrecht > > T. 06-51952295 > I. www.ixsoftware.nl >
