In short, Android delivery is one implementation of the cross platform API (swiss army knife)?
EdB On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 12:31 PM, aYo ~ <a...@binitie.com> wrote: > 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 > > > > > -- Ix Multimedia Software Jan Luykenstraat 27 3521 VB Utrecht T. 06-51952295 I. www.ixsoftware.nl
