RE: Apache Flex Examples

2014-01-02 Thread Scott Guthmann
>Just for the record: I hate it when the rules get in the way of good intentions. That's not what the rules are intended for, IMHO. The rules should be there to avoid abuse, not to discourage use... >EdB Erik is right in my opinion. We must balance the need for the Apache Software Foundation to de

RE: [REPORT] Apache Flex (September 2013)

2013-09-16 Thread Scott Guthmann
> Anyone wants to work on taking this report and modifying it into a > blog entry to go on our official Apache Flex blog? This seems to hit > almost all the things we want to communicate to the outside world. Posted: http://lnkd.in/PT2UEG

RE: Apache Flex showcase

2013-08-16 Thread Scott Guthmann
>And: >Someone should review the quality of the provided projects (quality of >provided images, logos, description) to avoid ugly content, or small projects >from some "newbies". > >"Newbies" sounds hard, but not the quantity, the quality counts. >When a new developer creates a nice first project

Welcome Mark Kessler to Apache Flex PMC

2013-08-13 Thread Scott Guthmann
> the Apache Flex PMC has invited Mark Kessler to join the PMC [1] as a member. > Please join me in welcoming him on board. Welcome Mark Kessler!

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Apache Flex 4.10.0 Released

2013-08-06 Thread Scott Guthmann
> Scott, > > Do you, or somebody else on the team want to jump on the Apache Flex > twitter account and send out the announcement there too? Also, do we want > to be pointing them back to the LinkedIn page, or our official blog post? > -Nick >I will do it. I think official blog post would be be

RE: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Apache Flex 4.10.0 Released

2013-08-06 Thread Scott Guthmann
We could use some social media noise. Tweet: Apache Flex(tm) announces the release of version 4.10.0: http://lnkd.in/2c96AK Thanks! From: Justin Mclean [mailto:jmcl...@apache.org] Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 10:13 AM To: dev@flex.apache.org; us...@flex.apache.org; annou

[Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10

2013-08-05 Thread Scott Guthmann
All the edits have been made to this announcement. Thank you all for the help proofreading and suggesting edits. Both Nick and Justin have offered to post this to the http://blogs.apache.org/flex/ I think this document is ready to be posted. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bG5EDWbCYhujhu_o

RE: Wiki Re-organizing

2013-08-02 Thread Scott Guthmann
>I tried to group most of the Wiki pages together in some organized way. >Making it less random information thrown out on the top level. I did not >change any of the page titles so all the Links to them will still >work. Feel >free to correct any naming or placement. > >-Mark Thank you, Mark!

RE: Apache Flex 4.10.0 Release

2013-07-29 Thread Scott Guthmann
>I am hoping we're going to release something other than RC3 which means we >have a few more days before we would release. Here's my latest update on the >3 issues: > >1) ResourceModule via FlashVars: Yes it affects a small population of the >total Flex SWFs in the world, but at least two of f

RE: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10

2013-07-26 Thread Scott Guthmann
> Scott, > I can post this to blogs. apache.org. Are we still going to wait for the > installer to be finished, or do you want me to post it right now? > -Nick First, here is the shared document. Please let me know if you are not able to see it and edit it: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b

RE: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10

2013-07-25 Thread Scott Guthmann
> I have made all the edits I could find from this thread. The press release is > ready. Last call. > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bG5EDWbCYhujhu_oYl7f2eFaxmxfSTNTNa4o8W_DQQM/edit?usp=sharing I received a reply from the Apache VP of Publicity about distributing this as a press release

RE: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10

2013-07-25 Thread Scott Guthmann
> Looks good - more minor mods required. I have made all the edits I could find from this thread. The press release is ready. Last call. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bG5EDWbCYhujhu_oYl7f2eFaxmxfSTNTNa4o8W_DQQM/edit?usp=sharing

[Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10

2013-07-25 Thread Scott Guthmann
> Carlos said: > I think is good, but agree that incubator paragraph should be removed I agree. > I miss Linux reference, since we now support it and this is a great step > forward. I would point something like "Apache Flex now supports Linux making > possible for development teams around the w

[Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10

2013-07-25 Thread Scott Guthmann
Thank you to those who contributed to this publicity document. This is a draft of a press release announcing the arrival of Apache Flex v4.10. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwtzQKOyBr2cQTdiMXdMNXRpMHM/edit?usp=sharing Do you see changes that need to be made? Are all the important features & be

[OT] Apache Flex room at 360|Stack?

2013-07-23 Thread Scott Guthmann
> My sources say that there will be more Apache Flex committers at this > conference than just Justin and I. I will be attending 360|Stack and my company is sponsoring both evening parties. I look forward to meeting / seeing all of you again!

[Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10

2013-07-19 Thread Scott Guthmann
I would like to coordinate writing a press release to announce the arrival of Apache Flex 4.10, assuming it is ready for release. IMO, our project’s release notes [1] are very impressive. But, I’m not a developer & I do need some help generating the content and giving context to highlights in th

[OT] 4.10 release marketing

2013-07-19 Thread Scott Guthmann
> With the 4.10 release 'imminent', we need to think about how we can get the > maximum bang for our buck. > What is the status of Scott's appointment? As he is supposed to be central to > our communication efforts, it seems logical he would be involved in the > release process. > Do we have a p

[OT] 4.10 release marketing

2013-07-19 Thread Scott Guthmann
>> What is the status of Scott's appointment? >His ICA been accepted and he now has an Apache account I believe. >That is correct, which means he now has committer status. Om, can you check >that he knows that? >And the NOTICE to the board about his PMC membership went out yesterday, so in >a co