I'm not liking it, and have no plans to use it. I would think we would set up a flex-user mailing list instead.
On 1/10/12 2:45 PM, "Tink" <f...@tink.ws> wrote: > I'm not saying this shouldn't be done, but shouldn't this go through > some kind of vote process/discussion? > > The channel now says its the "Official Apache Flex Channel" but no-one > has really commented on that yet have they, except Bertrand with > concerns. Does Apache Flex require IRC? > > That said I do think IM speeds things up, but it would be very > difficult to make sure nothing is decided there after some good > discussion. > > Tink > > > > On 10 Jan 2012, at 22:33, Michael Schmalle wrote: > >> I will check this out. >> >> Mike >> >> Quoting Michel Boudreau <michelboudr...@gmail.com>: >> >>> Can one of the committers please add this patch that I created? >>> Feel free >>> to modify text if need be. Warning, I did not actually test this >>> using >>> that metalanguage. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> M >>> >>> Index: content/flex/irc.mdtext >>> =================================================================== >>> --- content/flex/irc.mdtext (revision 0) >>> +++ content/flex/irc.mdtext (working copy) >>> @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ >>> +Title: Apache Flex IRC Channel >>> + >>> +For help with Flex related questions, please visit the [official >>> Flex >>> channel on Freenode.net][1] (#flex on irc.freenode.net). It should >>> be >>> noted that this is not to discuss the Apache Flex project >>> direction, but a >>> place to get help with Flex development. If you want to >>> participate in the >>> discussions for the project, please subscribe to the (development >>> mailing >>> list)[2]. >>> + >>> +[1]: http://chat.mibbit.com/?channel=%23flex&server=irc.freenode.net >>> +[2]: /flex/mailing-lists.html >>> Index: templates/leftnav.mdtext >>> =================================================================== >>> --- templates/leftnav.mdtext (revision 1229765) >>> +++ templates/leftnav.mdtext (working copy) >>> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ >>> - [Get Involved](/flex/get-involved.html) >>> - [Team](/flex/team.html) >>> - [Mailing Lists](/flex/mailing-lists.html) >>> + - [IRC Channel](/flex/irc.html) >>> - [Logo Contest](/flex/logo-contest.html) >>> >>> # Development >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 12:34 PM, Michel Boudreau >>> <michelboudr...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Bertrand, I completely agree. The IRC channel is *not* for Apache >>>> Flex >>>> project decisions, it is only a place to get Flex development >>>> related help. >>>> I will mention this on the project website. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Mike >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 3:56 AM, Bertrand Delacretaz < >>>> bdelacre...@apache.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 10:55 PM, Michel Boudreau >>>>> <michelboudr...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> ...I run the #flex channel on freenode.net and would like to >>>>> mention >>>>> it on the >>>>>> website for people looking for help with Flex. We're a fairly >>>>> active >>>>>> channel and the more people that join, the better the help. It >>>>> used to >>>>> be >>>>>> the "Unofficial Adobe Flex Channel"; maybe we can make it the >>>>> official >>>>> one?.. >>>>> >>>>> I think that's cool *but* people should remember that "if it didn't >>>>> happen on the dev list it didn't happen". >>>>> >>>>> In other words, IRC is fine as the equivalent of a coffee machine >>>>> chat >>>>> place, but no decisions should be made there, and as soon as a >>>>> discussion becomes "important" (whatever that means) it should be >>>>> reflected here. >>>>> >>>>> -Bertrand >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Michel Boudreau >>>> >>>> "If at first you don't succeed, use a bigger hammer." - Unofficial >>>> motto >>>> of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Michel Boudreau >>> >>> "If at first you don't succeed, use a bigger hammer." - Unofficial >>> motto of >>> the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers >>> >> >> >> > -- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe Systems, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
