Hi,
A few more:
http://jaxenter.com/apache-flex-gains-top-level-project-status-but-is-it-too-late-45999.html
http://www.eweek.com/developer/apache-software-foundation-delivers-flex-as-top-level-project/
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Flex-Flash-app-platform-becomes-Apache-top-level-project
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
Ha,
I don't think I am interview quality Scott. :)
I am more of a down in the trenches fighter, than social tact and
eloquence. Although I admire those that have it.
Mike
Quoting "Guthmann, Scott" :
From: Michael Schmalle [mailto:apa...@teotigraphix.com]
That is not journalism, that is a
> 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
Yeah. It was an attempt at sarcasm…
On Jan 14, 2013, at 9:11 PM, Michael Schmalle wrote:
> That is not journalism, that is a blog post, plain and simple.
>
> Mike
>
> Quoting Harbs :
>
>> Pretty poor piece of "journalism" to be sure?
>>
>> It's a shame that people report dogma rather than fac
That is not journalism, that is a blog post, plain and simple.
Mike
Quoting Harbs :
Pretty poor piece of "journalism" to be sure?
It's a shame that people report dogma rather than fact.
On Jan 14, 2013, at 8:20 PM, Om wrote:
Thanks for getting this done and putting it out to the world, Sco
Pretty poor piece of "journalism" to be sure…
It's a shame that people report dogma rather than fact.
On Jan 14, 2013, at 8:20 PM, Om wrote:
> Thanks for getting this done and putting it out to the world, Scott.
> Fantastic job!
>
> In fact, it has already begun:
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/
Thanks for getting this done and putting it out to the world, Scott.
Fantastic job!
In fact, it has already begun:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/14/adobe_flex_apache/
Not exactly a glowing article, but it is press nevertheless! I am sure
there will be more.
Thanks,
Om
On Jan 14, 2013 8:39
Thanks, Scott for helping with this!
On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 10:39 AM, Guthmann, Scott <
sguthm...@on3solutions.com> wrote:
> 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 lis
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
> 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
On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Guthmann, Scott wrote:
> > 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 w
> 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
> "
On 1/9/13 10:43 AM, "Om" wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Alex Harui wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 1/9/13 10:37 AM, "Guthmann, Scott" wrote:
>>
Scott,
It looks good. One edit I would look at is, "The Flex framework allows
expressive Web applications to deploy consisten
I just fixed both errors on our homepage.
On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Om wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Guthmann, Scott <
> sguthm...@on3solutions.com> wrote:
>
>> > supposed to be "... TLF (Text Layout Framework) ..."
>> Fixed. Thanks!
>>
>
> Again, our homepage [http://flex.apa
On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Guthmann, Scott wrote:
> > supposed to be "... TLF (Text Layout Framework) ..."
> Fixed. Thanks!
>
Again, our homepage [http://flex.apache.org/] has the same exact mistake.
I will fix this right away.
Thanks,
Om
On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Alex Harui wrote:
>
>
>
> On 1/9/13 10:37 AM, "Guthmann, Scott" wrote:
>
> >> 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 dev
On 1/9/13 10:37 AM, "Guthmann, Scott" wrote:
>> 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
> 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
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
"Web"
> 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
> supposed to be "... TLF (Text Layout Framework) ..."
Fixed. Thanks!
Hi Scott,
I opened the document and it looked like the following before the dateline,
which doesn't make sense to me:
-
The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache Flex as a Top-Level Project
Open Source, cross-platform application framework for easily building and
maintaining Flash®-b
Am I dumb or is;
"The TLF (Text Frame Framework) was updated to version 3.0.33, and is
now included in the SDK (there is no additional step required to
download it separately)"
supposed to be "... TLF (Text Layout Framework) ..."
Mike
Quoting "Guthmann, Scott" :
The vote for the Instal
> 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
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
On Jan 8, 2013 8:46 AM, "Greg Reddin" wrote:
>
> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 9:35 AM, Guthmann, Scott
> wrote:
>
> > I am making this change and then sending this to Sally from ASF
(publicity
> > & media) I'm not sure how much work she'll need to do to our document
> > before releasing this globally.
>
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 9:35 AM, Guthmann, Scott
wrote:
> I am making this change and then sending this to Sally from ASF (publicity
> & media) I'm not sure how much work she'll need to do to our document
> before releasing this globally.
>
> I hope it works & we get a few requests for interviews f
And just a heads up for timing -- assuming the moons align like they seem
to be, I could have the new website in place by Friday.. Maybe we can
coordinate the timing.
-Nick
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 10:35 AM, Guthmann, Scott wrote:
> >One other change you made: the last bullet here:
> >"Code has
>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
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 9:13 AM, Dave Fisher wrote:
> It is very important that press releases be reviewed by press@a.o.
>
> Has this happened yet?
>
I mentioned that yesterday and Scott indicated that he's working with
Sally. So I think we're in good shape.
Greg
It is very important that press releases be reviewed by press@a.o.
Has this happened yet?
Regards,
Dave
On Jan 7, 2013, at 10:37 PM, Alex Harui wrote:
>
>
>
> On 1/7/13 10:01 PM, "Guthmann, Scott" wrote:
>
>>> OK, I read it over. In general, I like it, although I think words are being
>>>
On 1/7/13 10:01 PM, "Guthmann, Scott" wrote:
>> 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?
I think the way it reads now is fine. I was only saying that folks who know
me
> 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
OK, I read it over. In general, I like it, although I think words are being
put in my mouth...
Anyway here's a bunch of nitpicky stuff that will reduce word count a bit.
I don't have a problem with the length as the last portion is clearly
standard marketing blurbs:
"Flex, the Adobe Systems (ADB
On 1/7/13 4:26 PM, "Justin Mclean" wrote:
> Hi,
>
>> I haven't had a chance to read through this yet, but IMO, "future
>> releases...will" is a promise. Maybe just state what has happened which is
>> that developers have been working on Maven tools and new Spark Components.
>
> IMO In each
Hi,
> I haven't had a chance to read through this yet, but IMO, "future
> releases...will" is a promise. Maybe just state what has happened which is
> that developers have been working on Maven tools and new Spark Components.
IMO In each case code is already committed in SVN so it's very likely
On 1/7/13 3:05 PM, "Om" wrote:
>>
>>> The futures paragraph seems out of place to me or maybe it is just
>> because the writing style is different than the rest of the document.
>> I'm on the fence on this one. Is Carol right or does this "futures"
>> content add something to the release?
>>
>
> > The futures paragraph seems out of place to me or maybe it is just
> because the writing style is different than the rest of the document.
> I'm on the fence on this one. Is Carol right or does this "futures"
> content add something to the release?
>
>
I would keep just this line:
The future
> 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
On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Guthmann, Scott
wrote:
> > 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
>
My general impression is there are too many words even ignoring the last
paragraphs which I'm guessing are required by Apache. Are we sure we
shouldn't do a press release for becoming a TLP and another one for the
4.9 release? My personal opinion is that this kind of press release needs
to grab t
> 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
> 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
On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Guthmann, Scott
wrote:
> 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
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.
Thanks,
Greg
On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 3
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
rom: cfram...@adobe.com
> To: dev@flex.apache.org
> Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 08:45:45 -0800
> Subject: Re: Telling the world that we are a TLP...
>
>
>
> On 1/6/13 5 :56PM, "Nicholas Kwiatkowski" wrote:
>
> >I would also like your guys opinion on the replacemen
On 1/6/13 5 :56PM, "Nicholas Kwiatkowski" wrote:
>I would also like your guys opinion on the replacement site I've been
>working on this weekend :
>
>http://flex.darktech.org
Wow. That looks really nice.
Carol
> 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
On 1/6/13 5:00 PM, "Frédéric THOMAS" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Just waoouuu how it's impressive, great job !!
>> >> >
>> >> > -Message d'origine-
>> >> > From: Michael Schmalle
>> >> > Se
Already doing media queries on this one... Just need to fudge around with
the stylesheet.
-Nick
On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 2:31 AM, Jaydeep Tank wrote:
> Hi Nick,
>
> We can use CSS Media Query. So that same site can be view in different
> devices.
>
> --
>
> @media
I haven't done much with the mobile version yet (other than use the
bootstrap "responsive" style sheet). I'm still trying to track down the
element that is forcing the width to 940px wide. I've been playing with it
more on my side.
-Nick
On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 11:28 PM, Om wrote:
> Nick,
>
>
>
> >> > Just waoouuu how it's impressive, great job !!
> >> >
> >> > -Message d'origine-
> >> > From: Michael Schmalle
> >> > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 12:10 AM
> >> > To: dev@flex.apache.org
> &g
Hi,
> *Maven*
Yep sprung - you can tell i don't use it :-)
Justin
job !!
>> >
>> > -Message d'origine-
>> > From: Michael Schmalle
>> > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 12:10 AM
>> > To: dev@flex.apache.org
>> > Subject: New Site template was : [Re: Telling the world that we are a
>> > TLP.
On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 11:56 PM, Nicholas Kwiatkowski wrote:
> ...I would also like your guys opinion on the replacement site I've been
> working on this weekend :
>
> http://flex.darktech.org
Looks great to me (especially my own bio - loret ipsum indeed ;-)
Like Om, on my Android phone the page
On Jan 6, 2013 4:42 PM, "Justin Mclean" wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Some notes. I'm sure this can be expanded/ improved upon.
>
> I think there's two important bits of news - becoming a top level project
and the 4.9 release.
>
> > What has just been released, by who, & how was the work done?
>
> We've just
Hi Nick,
We can use CSS Media Query. So that same site can be view in different
devices.
--
@media screen and (max-width: 480px) {
/* Add your styles for devices with a maximum width of 480 */
}
@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
/* Add your styles for dev
Also note that we have to review the site against this criteria:
http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/pmcs.html#checklist
-Alex
On 1/6/13 8:28 PM, "Om" wrote:
> Nick,
>
> The desktop view looks great. The view on my android phone looks
> different, but does not seem to scale well. Are you
Nick,
The desktop view looks great. The view on my android phone looks
different, but does not seem to scale well. Are you planning to do more
work on the mobile versions?
Thanks,
Om
On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 8:14 PM, Michael A. Labriola <
labri...@digitalprimates.net> wrote:
> >I would also lik
>I would also like your guys opinion on the replacement site I've been working
>on this weekend :
>http://flex.darktech.org
Nice job Nick.
t; Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 12:10 AM
> > To: dev@flex.apache.org
> > Subject: New Site template was : [Re: Telling the world that we are a
> > TLP...]
> >
> > I have to say that is very impressive! And 100 times better than what
> > we have got now.
ite template was : [Re: Telling the world that we are a
> TLP...]
>
> I have to say that is very impressive! And 100 times better than what
> we have got now. That sited almost makes me want to work on Apache
> Flex more than I am.
>
> I would say it's a very compelling des
Just waoouuu how it's impressive, great job !!
-Message d'origine-
From: Michael Schmalle
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 12:10 AM
To: dev@flex.apache.org
Subject: New Site template was : [Re: Telling the world that we are a
TLP...]
I have to say that is very impressiv
Hi,
Some notes. I'm sure this can be expanded/ improved upon.
I think there's two important bits of news - becoming a top level project and
the 4.9 release.
> What has just been released, by who, & how was the work done?
We've just released version 4.9 of Apache Flex and 2.0 of the Apache Flex
I like it. I see that some things are moock and others still need work to
be closed, but it's pointing nicely.
Good work!
2013/1/7 Nick Tsitlakidis
> Looks awesome! Great work and it can give the framework that modern look it
> needs.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 1:23 AM, Nicholas Kwiatkowski
Looks awesome! Great work and it can give the framework that modern look it
needs.
On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 1:23 AM, Nicholas Kwiatkowski wrote:
> Do we have a G+ account?
>
> -Nick
>
> On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 6:20 PM, Daniel Wasilewski >wrote:
>
> > Looks great! +1
> >
> > Only G+ is missing from
Do we have a G+ account?
-Nick
On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 6:20 PM, Daniel Wasilewski wrote:
> Looks great! +1
>
> Only G+ is missing from the 'tell the world' options :)
> Dan
>
>
> On 1/6/2013 11:10 PM, Michael Schmalle wrote:
>
>> I have to say that is very impressive! And 100 times better than wh
Looks great! +1
Only G+ is missing from the 'tell the world' options :)
Dan
On 1/6/2013 11:10 PM, Michael Schmalle wrote:
I have to say that is very impressive! And 100 times better than what
we have got now. That sited almost makes me want to work on Apache
Flex more than I am.
I would say
I have to say that is very impressive! And 100 times better than what
we have got now. That sited almost makes me want to work on Apache
Flex more than I am.
I would say it's a very compelling design, well done. You would have a
+1 from me. Details aside I mean, the whole structure is very
I would also like your guys opinion on the replacement site I've been
working on this weekend :
http://flex.darktech.org
If you guys like it, i'll throw it in the SVN. It is built around the
Apache CMS (a local copy is what is serving it off my machine), so we could
make it live fairly quickly -
HI,
> Now that we are a TLP and flex.apache.org is up and running, how do we tell
> that to the world?
Just waiting for the installer to be released before we do the official 4.9
announcement.
Justin
> 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
IMO, it's best to only make the announcement with some large release in the
framework. Like HTML5 compiling, or the new UI components, or something
else large, to make the announcement more than just a note
about bureaucratic paperwork.
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On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Om wrote:
> ...Anyone wants to suggest content for a blog post, tweets,
> etc. announcing this major milestone?...
a press release is also possible, see
https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_announces34
pr...@apache.org is the c
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