[OT] Aligning commercial interests with Apache Flex (was) RE: [OT] Interesting stat from JetBrains

2013-02-12 Thread Guthmann, Scott
> Hi, > - ActionScript/Flex support is included in IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate Edition > only [1] > - 30-day free fully functional trial period [2]. Afterwards you can ask > sa...@jetbrains.com to extend trial period. > - members of open source projects (e.g. Apache Flex committers) can apply for > a

RE: Debug ActionScript workers

2013-02-12 Thread Guthmann, Scott
Alexander: > Flex debugger (fdb tool) from Apache Flex SDK is not able to debug > ActionScript workers, the cool feature introduced in Flash Player 11.4 [1]. > Even worse is that connected debugger prevents ActionScript workers from > executing. > Adobe AIR SDK distributions that include Action

RE: [PR] Getting people excited about Flex

2013-02-05 Thread Guthmann, Scott
> It also might be a good idea to find a way to showcase apps that are on all > (desktop/web/mobile) platforms with same(ish) codebase to showcase the code > once/run anywhere theme. > Maybe some sort a filter in top so you could sort/organize the apps quickly > by type. 1) There is an area on

RE: A code name for Apache Flex 5?

2013-01-29 Thread Guthmann, Scott
>I'm sorry, but what is 'we removed the "Flash dependency"' supposed to mean? >Is Flex becoming a HTML5 framework? >Pardon my ignorance but I haven't been following the Flex JS discussions at >all, so a quick heads up would be nice. Frank - there are several efforts going on right now to build an

RE: A code name for Apache Flex 5?

2013-01-29 Thread Guthmann, Scott
Igor wrote: >This isn't the right spot to start working a major release with flag Apache >Flex 5 >We need to focus on the following things before: > - Fix the current open-bugs > - Adapt the Falcon to the SDK > - Integrate other dependencies from Adobe donations like Squiggly and TLF. >Than

RE: Mustella News

2013-01-28 Thread Guthmann, Scott
> I'm happy to announce that Mustella is now fully ready for use! All tests are > passing on Mac and Windows, including AIR and Mobile test suites. > You'll find Mustella in the "develop" branch of the Apache Flex SVN > repository or as part of the Apache Flex source download; Mustella will > be

RE: [Marketing] - publicity

2013-01-21 Thread Guthmann, Scott
> [1] http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/14/adobe_flex_apache/ > > Om: I can talk to the editor. For the record, my response to "where the > project is" would be: Thanks Om! I plan to arrange a call between you and Gavin. Will you please review the article he wrote and provide your complete c

RE: [Marketing] - publicity

2013-01-21 Thread Guthmann, Scott
In response to the publicity we released a couple of weeks ago, we received request from the Software Editor from the Register, Gavin Clark, who wants to speak to one of the Apache Flex team members. Here is a link to the article he wrote [1] These were his questions: "Thanks for getting in to

RE: [Marketing] - publicity

2013-01-16 Thread Guthmann, Scott
> FWIW, I don't mind doing an interview. There might be better candidates > though. > 1) Hans-Joachim Baader, CEO/Editor, Pro-Linux.de, Poppelfeld 9, > D-76646 Bruchsal, Geschäftsführer/Herausgeber, Fon +49 07257-930142 * > Mobil 0170-6500228, e-mail h...@pro-linux.de This is the article he >

RE: [Marketing] - publicity

2013-01-16 Thread Guthmann, Scott
> Scott's query: > .And there's the rub. Who can speak for Apache Flex? > > Alex Harui's answer & proposal: > I looked around and couldn't find a definitive set of rules for "who can > speak for Apache Flex". I would like to see any community member who is > interested do any interview. I s

RE: [Marketing] - publicity

2013-01-15 Thread Guthmann, Scott
> Another mention here on ZDNet: > http://www.zdnet.com/apache-moves-flex-forward-should-flash-be-next-709843/ >Perhaps we come up with an "official" short statement with a link back to the >apache flex site to add to many of these articles? >Thanks, >Justin I do not think that an official s

[Marketing] - publicity comment / interview request

2013-01-15 Thread Guthmann, Scott
I have been contacted by a German blogger / author who published this article about Apache Flex: > http://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/19333/apache-flex-wird-zum-top-level-projekt.html > I would like to offer an interview or comment from one of the members of the > Apache Flex team to your author f

[Marketing] - publicity

2013-01-15 Thread Guthmann, Scott
Our press release has gotten several "hits" so the word is getting out. I plan to thank each writer for taking the time to write about our project & will offer an interview with one of the AFP team members in case they want a follow up quote / interview about what was published. http://mediades

RE: [Marketing] - Telling the world that we are a TLP...

2013-01-14 Thread Guthmann, Scott
Subject: Re: Announcing Apache Flex TLP + v4.9 [was Re: Thank you for taking my call] Good morning, everyone. We are live -- -NASDAQ GlobeNewswire [1] -ASF Blog [2] -@TheASF Twitter Feed [3] ...as well as to [4] and our dedicated media/analyst list. This will appear on the apache.org homepage a

RE: [Marketing] - Telling the world that we are a TLP...

2013-01-14 Thread Guthmann, Scott
> From: Michael Schmalle [mailto:apa...@teotigraphix.com] > That is not journalism, that is a blog post, plain and simple. > Mike We are counting on those within the project and authors who do not agree to write blog articles that provide accurate information. I think this blog author gets the

[Marketing] - call for Apache Flex speakers / call for papers

2013-01-14 Thread Guthmann, Scott
Apache Flex Evangelism Another component of promotion is evangelism. This involves someone writing a presentation, submitting the topic to a conference and being accepted to speak. The economics of conferences involve attendees registering to attend, speakers offering presentations and training

RE: [Marketing] - Telling the world that we are a TLP...

2013-01-14 Thread Guthmann, Scott
The Press Release is out. Please spread the word. Please tweet, Please Blog, Please share on your social networks. Please encourage others to join the mailing list and help in all the ways they feel comfortable. http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/01/14/516186/10017952/en/The-Apache-Soft

RE: [ANNOUNCE] Apache Flex 4.9.0 released

2013-01-11 Thread Guthmann, Scott
Here is a prepared Tweet: [ANNOUNCE] @ApacheFlex 4.9.0 released http://markmail.org/message/fcftgstdmvewcsya Please RT Will each of you please copy & paste this to update your twitter status and help promote the new release to your social media followers? It would also be helpful to promote th

RE: [ANNOUNCE] Apache Flex 4.9.0 released

2013-01-11 Thread Guthmann, Scott
Great note, Justin! -Original Message- From: Justin Mclean [mailto:jmcl...@apache.org] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 11:48 PM To: dev@flex.apache.org; us...@flex.apache.org; annou...@apache.org Subject: [ANNOUNCE] Apache Flex 4.9.0 released The Apache Flex community is pleased to anno

RE: [Marketing] - Telling the world that we are a TLP...

2013-01-09 Thread Guthmann, Scott
> Removing "web" altogether correction has been made. > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bThdnEJZ20y0eStK863kcLSw7joDqKhw6THVLe2dCVQ/edit > A very similar line appears in paragraph 5 as well. Can you please update > that one too? Adobe decided that their product creates Web applications & we

RE: [Marketing] - Telling the world that we are a TLP...

2013-01-09 Thread Guthmann, Scott
> It looks good. One edit I would look at is, "The Flex framework allows > expressive Web applications to deploy consistently on all major browsers, > desktops and devices (including smartphones, tablets and TV). " > I don't know if we want to limit the description of what Flex can create to > "

RE: [Marketing] - Telling the world that we are a TLP...

2013-01-09 Thread Guthmann, Scott
> Scott, > It looks good. One edit I would look at is, "The Flex framework allows > expressive Web applications to deploy consistently on all major browsers, > desktops and devices (including smartphones, tablets and TV). " > I don't know if we want to limit the description of what Flex can creat

RE: [Marketing] - Telling the world that we are a TLP...

2013-01-09 Thread Guthmann, Scott
> Open Source, cross-platform application framework for easily building and > maintaining Flash®-based applications across all major browsers, desktops and > devices, including smartphones, tablets and television. I inserted "Apache Flex is an" before the Open Source. > Also, the "on version 4.9

RE: [Marketing] - Telling the world that we are a TLP...

2013-01-09 Thread Guthmann, Scott
> supposed to be "... TLF (Text Layout Framework) ..." Fixed. Thanks!

RE: [Marketing] New Website

2013-01-09 Thread Guthmann, Scott
> Do you want to create a directory under site/trunk/content/v2 where > the committer mugshots would go? Folks can just check it in with this format: > .jpg IMO, this isn't something that is a "must have" on the Flex website. The project volunteers have done a fantastic job creating an SDK sourc

RE: [Marketing] - Telling the world that we are a TLP...

2013-01-09 Thread Guthmann, Scott
> The vote for the Installer ends tomorrow. If the vote tally does not change > drastically overnight, we are in track to make the release happen by EOD > Wednesday. A press release around this time would be perfect timing. If the > website would be ready by > Friday, we should definitely wait

[OT] Apache Flex training question (was RE: Apache Flex)

2013-01-08 Thread Guthmann, Scott
> Forwarding this message to the group. > Also, needing some help in doing command line mxmlc compilation. > Previously, I was doing compilation of my mxml / as files using mxmlc. New > build does not have mxmlc.exe on bin folder. There is a batch file > (mxmlc.bat) but it doesn't seem to be the o

RE: [Marketing] - Telling the world that we are a TLP...

2013-01-08 Thread Guthmann, Scott
On Jan 8, 2013 8:46 AM, "Greg Reddin" wrote: > One big win from this is that we're going through the process of a > press release now. Now that we are more aware of the process next time > so we can manage the timing and whatnot. There's nothing wrong with > the timing of this, but maybe next t

RE: [Marketing] - Telling the world that we are a TLP...

2013-01-08 Thread Guthmann, Scott
>One other change you made: the last bullet here: >"Code has been donated but our work isn¹t complete to include better support >for Maven and better parity between mx and spark components on version 4.9. >But, the work on next release of Apache Flex is already underway. Stay tuned!" >- The only

RE: [Marketing] - Telling the world that we are a TLP...

2013-01-07 Thread Guthmann, Scott
> OK, I read it over. In general, I like it, although I think words are being > put in my mouth... If not you Alex, then who? What would you say if not these words? > Anyway here's a bunch of nitpicky stuff that will reduce word count a bit. Thanks for the feedback. Your input was added & IMO, m

RE: [Marketing] - Telling the world that we are a TLP...

2013-01-07 Thread Guthmann, Scott
> My general impression is there are too many words even ignoring the last > paragraphs which I'm guessing are required by Apache. I did a word count after removing the "futures" information & the length of the document is a concern. There are still about 650 words. Best practices states that 40

RE: [Marketing] - Telling the world that we are a TLP...

2013-01-07 Thread Guthmann, Scott
> I see a few errors and I am trying to edit it, but I am not able to. The > link you sent opens up the document in 'View only' mode. Can you please take > a look? Om - I was able to duplicate this problem. When I signed into my Google account, then I could edit the document. Are you able to d

RE: [Marketing] - Telling the world that we are a TLP...

2013-01-07 Thread Guthmann, Scott
> Thanks for the work! At first glance it looks good to me, but I didn't get > into the details too far. We need to make sure we run it by pr...@apache.org. > They will review the release and make sure it meets ASF requirements and they > will help us distribute it. I have contacted Sally K. at t

[Marketing] - Telling the world that we are a TLP...

2013-01-07 Thread Guthmann, Scott
I drafted a press release to announce Flex becoming a TLP and also announcing the new version 4.9 + installer 2.0. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bThdnEJZ20y0eStK863kcLSw7joDqKhw6THVLe2dCVQ/edit Will you please validate the technical accuracy of the DRAFT? I think anyone who has this link

RE: [Marketing] - Telling the world that we are a TLP...

2013-01-07 Thread Guthmann, Scott
> Some notes. I'm sure this can be expanded/ improved upon. Thank you for the help, Justin. IMO, the reason to do a press release is to engage business managers outside of software development. So, it is important to remove [or explain] all the lingo that only a developer would understand. For

[Marketing] - Telling the world that we are a TLP...

2013-01-06 Thread Guthmann, Scott
> Now that we are a TLP and flex.apache.org is up and running, how do we tell > that to the world? I would like to help with this project. I am drafting the format for a press release (PR) and I will volunteer to be the press contact. I can also help with copy editing. However, I will need some