I agree with Mike again, I feel that the idea of creating an android bridge does not conflict with cross platform compatibility. It gives the developer an extra edge to a choice that already exists, re the ability to create an android app in air. The edge would be the choice between an air apk or a native droid one. On Nov 15, 2012 11:09 AM, "Michael Schmalle" <apa...@teotigraphix.com> wrote:
> BTW; > > I am having a REAL HARD time understanding why Android is different from > the Flash Player, AIR etc. > > The only thing I am starting to get here is this project is still married > to Adobe in a big way. > > It's a shame, I bring up an idea about bridging the Flex compiler to some > other open-source project and I get the "your not inline with the projects > goals". > > What to keep giving Adobe and their Flash Player all the support and hype, > hey they have Stage3D now folks we must create a whole new framework that > runs on it!? > > Is there any other Apache project that is so dependent on a proprietary > technology like Flex is with the Flash Player? > > Mike > > > Quoting Michael Schmalle <apa...@teotigraphix.com>: > > Hey, >> >> Don't get me wrong here people, I always sound like an instigator because >> I love life to much to be tied down to a thought. >> >> Yes I read Carlos's thoughts on splitting the project and not being >> "inline" with the project's "multi-deployment" goals. This is where >> translation gets lost in email and culture I guess. >> >> Please re-read what I wrote about the Swiss Army knife analogy. >> >> All, I am not a corporation nor an huge entity that could create this >> mammoth run everywhere dream you hope of. I AM a developer that is very >> into Android and see a bridge with this project. A use-case. >> >> So who is to say If I could with others help get this to work, that it >> couldn't then be applied to other platforms? >> >> My strong emphasis on Android is to say, hey focus on the one >> first(something that you are good at), get it right, perfect it and then >> move to the many. That is all I am saying, how we get there is another >> story. >> >> >> Bertrand, your right with that comment about splitting communities. I >> guess this is why I haven't brought this up because I disagree with the >> main mission of the run everywhere majic this project is trying to hold, I >> think it's holding ti back. >> >> The truth is, If I got ostracized because of this idea I would just quit >> and do all Android/Music like my original plan was, why even help something >> I don't use. >> >> >> Mike >> >> >> Quoting Bertrand Delacretaz <bdelacre...@apache.org>: >> >> On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 11:07 AM, Carlos Rovira >>> <carlos.rov...@codeoscopic.com**> wrote: >>> >>>> ...My key points here is: whatever you want to do is up to you, but to >>>> be part >>>> of Apache Flex should be aligned with the main focus and goal of the >>>> project. If you use the Falcon compiler to make something useful but >>>> different, I think it could be a brand new project, that could have >>>> sense >>>> in its own.... >>>> >>> >>> Splitting projects usually splits communities as well - IMO some >>> android-specific stuff could very well live in an "android" subfolder >>> here. >>> >>> -Bertrand >>> >>> >> -- >> Michael Schmalle - Teoti Graphix, LLC >> http://www.teotigraphix.com >> http://blog.teotigraphix.com >> >> >> > -- > Michael Schmalle - Teoti Graphix, LLC > http://www.teotigraphix.com > http://blog.teotigraphix.com > >
