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Posted to dev@flex.apache.org by Scott Guthmann <sc...@on3solutions.com> on 2013/07/20 05:36:42 UTC
[Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
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 the RELEASE_NOTES that describes a difference or improvement from former versions.
Is anyone able to tell me how each of these bug fixes, additions, and improvements made the new v 4.10 a better SDK for businesses to use?
• What business problems can a business manager solve with v 4.10 that weren't possible to solve with v 4.9.1?
• Are you able to point to a company who needs the features & fixes that v 4.10 provides?
• Who can give a testimonial about the improvements this version will make for their business? Saves money? Makes money? Saves time? Makes the firm more competitive in the marketplace?
• Do any of the new enhancements in v 4.10 enable Flex SDK users to do something more easily or quickly for SDK users than those who choose other frameworks to develop custom software?
• Does anyone know if ecosystem partners [2] for previous versions of Flex plan to support Apache Flex v 4.10?
• It might also be helpful if anyone knows general demographic information about the Apache Flex Developer ecosystem. How many people remain active (commenting / contributing) on this Apache Flex Dev mailing list? What countries have at least one developer who contributed to a bug fix or code enhancement to this v 4.10? Anyone have an idea of how to estimate the number of worldwide Flex SDK users continue using Flex to build powerful enterprise applications?
Here is a link to the previous press release we did earlier this year [3].
[1] https://github.com/apache/flex-sdk/blob/develop/RELEASE_NOTES
[2] http://www.spoon.as/ecosystem/
[3] https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_announces39
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Nicholas Kwiatkowski <ni...@spoon.as>.
Done.
On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 2:53 PM, OmPrakash Muppirala <bi...@gmail.com>wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 11:19 AM, jude <fl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Congratulations on the release!
> >
> > One suggested edit in places where it's possible (was away). I think we
> > should emphasize the new Spark components more. This is the current
> > wording:
> >
> > + The new spark components ensure that SDK users can build
> functionalities
> > quickly and in a more performant way. The need for handling these
> > components in two different architecture styles (mx vs. spark) will be
> > eliminated.
> >
> > What is that last line saying? Maybe it can be changed to something along
> > the lines of:
> >
> > + Added over 15 new Spark components matching or replacing their mx
> > counterparts. The new components ensure that SDK users can benefit from
> the
> > advances made in the Spark architecture throughout more of the
> development
> > process.
> >
>
> I like yours better :-) Nick, if you dont mind, can you please update the
> blog with this line instead?
>
> Thanks
> Om
>
>
> >
> > Then again, people will be reading the release notes and see the
> component
> > list information anyway. :P
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 6:19 AM, Nicholas Kwiatkowski <nicholas@spoon.as
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > derp -- august 7th.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 12:01 AM, OmPrakash Muppirala
> > > <bi...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > >
> > > > June 7th? ;-)
> > > > On Aug 5, 2013 7:30 PM, "Nicholas Kwiatkowski" <ni...@spoon.as>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > The blog entry has been armed to post at midnight EDT on 6/7/2013.
> > > > > Basically took the press release and added the links to the
> > downloads
> > > at
> > > > > the bottom. Great job Scott!
> > > > >
> > > > > I also updated the URL on the staging site to point to the blog
> entry
> > > as
> > > > > soon as it posts.
> > > > >
> > > > > Unless somebody tells me otherwise, I'll push the dev site to
> > > production
> > > > at
> > > > > around 11pm tomorrow night. I run my DIST verification script to
> > make
> > > > sure
> > > > > that the binaries and source landed everybody before I push the
> final
> > > > > buttons.
> > > > >
> > > > > -Nick
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 5:31 PM, OmPrakash Muppirala <
> > > > bigosmallm@gmail.com
> > > > > >wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Scott Guthmann <
> > > scott@on3solutions.com
> > > > > > >wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > 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_oYl7f2eFaxmxfSTNTNa4o8W_DQQM/edit?pli=1#
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Looks very good, Scott! Thanks for your work on this.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have made a couple of minor edits (our downloads have crossed
> > 9000
> > > > now)
> > > > > > I think the blog post is good to go.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Om
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by OmPrakash Muppirala <bi...@gmail.com>.
On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 11:19 AM, jude <fl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Congratulations on the release!
>
> One suggested edit in places where it's possible (was away). I think we
> should emphasize the new Spark components more. This is the current
> wording:
>
> + The new spark components ensure that SDK users can build functionalities
> quickly and in a more performant way. The need for handling these
> components in two different architecture styles (mx vs. spark) will be
> eliminated.
>
> What is that last line saying? Maybe it can be changed to something along
> the lines of:
>
> + Added over 15 new Spark components matching or replacing their mx
> counterparts. The new components ensure that SDK users can benefit from the
> advances made in the Spark architecture throughout more of the development
> process.
>
I like yours better :-) Nick, if you dont mind, can you please update the
blog with this line instead?
Thanks
Om
>
> Then again, people will be reading the release notes and see the component
> list information anyway. :P
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 6:19 AM, Nicholas Kwiatkowski <nicholas@spoon.as
> >wrote:
>
> > derp -- august 7th.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 12:01 AM, OmPrakash Muppirala
> > <bi...@gmail.com>wrote:
> >
> > > June 7th? ;-)
> > > On Aug 5, 2013 7:30 PM, "Nicholas Kwiatkowski" <ni...@spoon.as>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > The blog entry has been armed to post at midnight EDT on 6/7/2013.
> > > > Basically took the press release and added the links to the
> downloads
> > at
> > > > the bottom. Great job Scott!
> > > >
> > > > I also updated the URL on the staging site to point to the blog entry
> > as
> > > > soon as it posts.
> > > >
> > > > Unless somebody tells me otherwise, I'll push the dev site to
> > production
> > > at
> > > > around 11pm tomorrow night. I run my DIST verification script to
> make
> > > sure
> > > > that the binaries and source landed everybody before I push the final
> > > > buttons.
> > > >
> > > > -Nick
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 5:31 PM, OmPrakash Muppirala <
> > > bigosmallm@gmail.com
> > > > >wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Scott Guthmann <
> > scott@on3solutions.com
> > > > > >wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > 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_oYl7f2eFaxmxfSTNTNa4o8W_DQQM/edit?pli=1#
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Looks very good, Scott! Thanks for your work on this.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have made a couple of minor edits (our downloads have crossed
> 9000
> > > now)
> > > > > I think the blog post is good to go.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Om
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by jude <fl...@gmail.com>.
Congratulations on the release!
One suggested edit in places where it's possible (was away). I think we
should emphasize the new Spark components more. This is the current wording:
+ The new spark components ensure that SDK users can build functionalities
quickly and in a more performant way. The need for handling these
components in two different architecture styles (mx vs. spark) will be
eliminated.
What is that last line saying? Maybe it can be changed to something along
the lines of:
+ Added over 15 new Spark components matching or replacing their mx
counterparts. The new components ensure that SDK users can benefit from the
advances made in the Spark architecture throughout more of the development
process.
Then again, people will be reading the release notes and see the component
list information anyway. :P
On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 6:19 AM, Nicholas Kwiatkowski <ni...@spoon.as>wrote:
> derp -- august 7th.
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 12:01 AM, OmPrakash Muppirala
> <bi...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > June 7th? ;-)
> > On Aug 5, 2013 7:30 PM, "Nicholas Kwiatkowski" <ni...@spoon.as>
> wrote:
> >
> > > The blog entry has been armed to post at midnight EDT on 6/7/2013.
> > > Basically took the press release and added the links to the downloads
> at
> > > the bottom. Great job Scott!
> > >
> > > I also updated the URL on the staging site to point to the blog entry
> as
> > > soon as it posts.
> > >
> > > Unless somebody tells me otherwise, I'll push the dev site to
> production
> > at
> > > around 11pm tomorrow night. I run my DIST verification script to make
> > sure
> > > that the binaries and source landed everybody before I push the final
> > > buttons.
> > >
> > > -Nick
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 5:31 PM, OmPrakash Muppirala <
> > bigosmallm@gmail.com
> > > >wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Scott Guthmann <
> scott@on3solutions.com
> > > > >wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > 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_oYl7f2eFaxmxfSTNTNa4o8W_DQQM/edit?pli=1#
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Looks very good, Scott! Thanks for your work on this.
> > > >
> > > > I have made a couple of minor edits (our downloads have crossed 9000
> > now)
> > > > I think the blog post is good to go.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Om
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Nicholas Kwiatkowski <ni...@spoon.as>.
derp -- august 7th.
On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 12:01 AM, OmPrakash Muppirala
<bi...@gmail.com>wrote:
> June 7th? ;-)
> On Aug 5, 2013 7:30 PM, "Nicholas Kwiatkowski" <ni...@spoon.as> wrote:
>
> > The blog entry has been armed to post at midnight EDT on 6/7/2013.
> > Basically took the press release and added the links to the downloads at
> > the bottom. Great job Scott!
> >
> > I also updated the URL on the staging site to point to the blog entry as
> > soon as it posts.
> >
> > Unless somebody tells me otherwise, I'll push the dev site to production
> at
> > around 11pm tomorrow night. I run my DIST verification script to make
> sure
> > that the binaries and source landed everybody before I push the final
> > buttons.
> >
> > -Nick
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 5:31 PM, OmPrakash Muppirala <
> bigosmallm@gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Scott Guthmann <scott@on3solutions.com
> > > >wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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_oYl7f2eFaxmxfSTNTNa4o8W_DQQM/edit?pli=1#
> > > >
> > >
> > > Looks very good, Scott! Thanks for your work on this.
> > >
> > > I have made a couple of minor edits (our downloads have crossed 9000
> now)
> > > I think the blog post is good to go.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Om
> > >
> >
>
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by OmPrakash Muppirala <bi...@gmail.com>.
June 7th? ;-)
On Aug 5, 2013 7:30 PM, "Nicholas Kwiatkowski" <ni...@spoon.as> wrote:
> The blog entry has been armed to post at midnight EDT on 6/7/2013.
> Basically took the press release and added the links to the downloads at
> the bottom. Great job Scott!
>
> I also updated the URL on the staging site to point to the blog entry as
> soon as it posts.
>
> Unless somebody tells me otherwise, I'll push the dev site to production at
> around 11pm tomorrow night. I run my DIST verification script to make sure
> that the binaries and source landed everybody before I push the final
> buttons.
>
> -Nick
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 5:31 PM, OmPrakash Muppirala <bigosmallm@gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Scott Guthmann <scott@on3solutions.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > 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_oYl7f2eFaxmxfSTNTNa4o8W_DQQM/edit?pli=1#
> > >
> >
> > Looks very good, Scott! Thanks for your work on this.
> >
> > I have made a couple of minor edits (our downloads have crossed 9000 now)
> > I think the blog post is good to go.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Om
> >
>
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Nicholas Kwiatkowski <ni...@spoon.as>.
The blog entry has been armed to post at midnight EDT on 6/7/2013.
Basically took the press release and added the links to the downloads at
the bottom. Great job Scott!
I also updated the URL on the staging site to point to the blog entry as
soon as it posts.
Unless somebody tells me otherwise, I'll push the dev site to production at
around 11pm tomorrow night. I run my DIST verification script to make sure
that the binaries and source landed everybody before I push the final
buttons.
-Nick
On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 5:31 PM, OmPrakash Muppirala <bi...@gmail.com>wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Scott Guthmann <scott@on3solutions.com
> >wrote:
>
> > 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_oYl7f2eFaxmxfSTNTNa4o8W_DQQM/edit?pli=1#
> >
>
> Looks very good, Scott! Thanks for your work on this.
>
> I have made a couple of minor edits (our downloads have crossed 9000 now)
> I think the blog post is good to go.
>
> Thanks,
> Om
>
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by OmPrakash Muppirala <bi...@gmail.com>.
On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Scott Guthmann <sc...@on3solutions.com>wrote:
> 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_oYl7f2eFaxmxfSTNTNa4o8W_DQQM/edit?pli=1#
>
Looks very good, Scott! Thanks for your work on this.
I have made a couple of minor edits (our downloads have crossed 9000 now)
I think the blog post is good to go.
Thanks,
Om
[Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Scott Guthmann <sc...@on3solutions.com>.
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_oYl7f2eFaxmxfSTNTNa4o8W_DQQM/edit?pli=1#
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Alex Harui <ah...@adobe.com>.
Hi Scott,
I finally got a look at the doc. Thanks for writing this up. Some
comments:
1) Instead of "Voting member & committer of the Apache Flex PMC", which
sounds like a title, that it say "committer and member of the Apache Flex
PMC".
2) I'm not sure I understand this paragraph:
The Project also announced the availability of version 4.10.0 of the
Apache Flex
application framework.
Apache Flex 4.10 and the Apache Flex SDK Installer 2.6 consisting of a
software
development kit (SDK), a compiler, and automated testing tools.
We are not shipping an "application framework" as far as I know. To me,
"application framework" means higher-level frameworks like Swiz, Parsley,
etc. And then the second sentence starting with "Apache Flex 4.10"
doesn't really seem like a sentence. If the "." after framework at the
end of the first sentence was supposed to be a "," then I don't understand
what we are "also" announcing other than the installer. And, the
installer doesn't "consist" of a compiler, etc, but it does install one.
3) I think I would leave out the part about automated testing tools as
others suggested.
4) There's are more instances of "v4.10.0" and "v 4.10.0". Please change
as Justin suggested.
5) In the first highlight, it should be "choose" not "chose".
6) Do we really want the release notes URL to be the one on GitHub?
7) I think "formatters, validations, date fields and date choosers." would
be better as "formatters, validators, and the DateField and DateChooser
components".
8) I don't think "work-arounds" needs a hyphen.
Thanks,
-Alex
On 7/26/13 8:01 AM, "Scott Guthmann" <sc...@on3solutions.com> wrote:
>> 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/1bG5EDWbCYhujhu_oYl7f2eFaxmxfSTNTNa4o8W
>_DQQM/edit?usp=sharing
>
>I agree with Om, Alex, Justin, and Erik. The team must make a decision
>regarding this discussion thread: "Attention: another possible show
>stopper, please verify" before promotion should be started.
>Second, I agree with Justin. Until the code + binaries + new installer
>version are in release & something about mirrors?, then the promotion is
>on hold.
>
>Thank you Nick for the offer to post this content. As soon as these 2
>issues are resolved, we can being promotion. I rather liked Erik's
>suggestion that the release manager should make the go / no go decision.
RE: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Scott Guthmann <sc...@on3solutions.com>.
> 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/1bG5EDWbCYhujhu_oYl7f2eFaxmxfSTNTNa4o8W_DQQM/edit?usp=sharing
I agree with Om, Alex, Justin, and Erik. The team must make a decision regarding this discussion thread: "Attention: another possible show stopper, please verify" before promotion should be started.
Second, I agree with Justin. Until the code + binaries + new installer version are in release & something about mirrors?, then the promotion is on hold.
Thank you Nick for the offer to post this content. As soon as these 2 issues are resolved, we can being promotion. I rather liked Erik's suggestion that the release manager should make the go / no go decision.
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Erik de Bruin <er...@ixsoftware.nl>.
There hasn't been a release yet, we just passed the VOTE on which
candidate will be released. We wait for the release manager to tell us
when it's OK to start the marketing.
EdB
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:12 PM, Nicholas Kwiatkowski
<ni...@spoon.as> wrote:
> 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
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 11:02 PM, Scott Guthmann <sc...@on3solutions.com>wrote:
>
>> > 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 on the Apache news wire. Unfortunately, distribution on
>> the news wire service is not possible because it is not a major release
>> (e.g. version N.0 or equivalent). Apache doesn't issue a press releases for
>> incremental versions.
>>
>> I did ask for help getting this content posted up on blogs.apache.org
>>
>> She also suggested sending this to announce@apache.org in plain text, and
>> posting to the home page of flex.apache.org as the PMC sees fit.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>>
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Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Nicholas Kwiatkowski <ni...@spoon.as>.
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
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 11:02 PM, Scott Guthmann <sc...@on3solutions.com>wrote:
> > 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 on the Apache news wire. Unfortunately, distribution on
> the news wire service is not possible because it is not a major release
> (e.g. version N.0 or equivalent). Apache doesn't issue a press releases for
> incremental versions.
>
> I did ask for help getting this content posted up on blogs.apache.org
>
> She also suggested sending this to announce@apache.org in plain text, and
> posting to the home page of flex.apache.org as the PMC sees fit.
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by OmPrakash Muppirala <bi...@gmail.com>.
On Jul 25, 2013 9:26 PM, "Alex Harui" <ah...@adobe.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> On 7/25/13 8:28 PM, "Justin Mclean" <ju...@classsoftware.com> wrote:
>
> >HI,
> >
> >> I received a reply from the Apache VP of Publicity about distributing
> >>this as a press release on the Apache news wire. Unfortunately,
> >>distribution on the news wire service is not possible because it is not
> >>a major release (e.g. version N.0 or equivalent). Apache doesn't issue a
> >>press releases for incremental versions.
> >
> >Perhaps replay back and say it certainly could be considered a major
> >release and previous release was more than 6 months ago? Anyone think
> >otherwise? We did have announcements for 4.8 and 4.9 so I guess the
> >policy must of changed?
> I think there is a difference between a press release and an announcement.
> It looks like we used announce@a.o for 4.9 and 4.9.1. Wasn't our only
> "press release" related to graduation?
>
> >
> >> She also suggested sending this to announce@apache.org in plain text
> >It probably a bit long for that if you look at other announcements to
> >that list, see the other thread for what I'm suggesting to post there.
> >
> >We could certainly put it up here on our blog
> >http://blogs.apache.org/flex/
> Seems like a good idea.
>
> I haven't had a chance to review the document yet. My email shows that
> the document was posted only about 12 hours ago. I think we should give
> at least 24 hours if not 72 hours for feedback from other timezones and
> folks like me who were fully occupied trying to investigate what I think
> is a stop-ship bug.
>
+1
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Erik de Bruin <er...@ixsoftware.nl>.
Me too, that isn't right. The previous version wasn't 'protected' this way.
Scott?
EdB
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 7:29 AM, Alex Harui <ah...@adobe.com> wrote:
> I just went to the link Scott provided and it says I have to request
> access, so I won't be able to review it until then.
>
> On 7/25/13 9:48 PM, "Justin Mclean" <ju...@classsoftware.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>> I haven't had a chance to review the document yet. My email shows that
>>> the document was posted only about 12 hours ago.
>>
>>I don't think the intention was to put the document out before we have an
>>the release on the mirrors etc etc, not a huge point in sending it out
>>before people can download it.
>>
>>Justin
>
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Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Alex Harui <ah...@adobe.com>.
I just went to the link Scott provided and it says I have to request
access, so I won't be able to review it until then.
On 7/25/13 9:48 PM, "Justin Mclean" <ju...@classsoftware.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>> I haven't had a chance to review the document yet. My email shows that
>> the document was posted only about 12 hours ago.
>
>I don't think the intention was to put the document out before we have an
>the release on the mirrors etc etc, not a huge point in sending it out
>before people can download it.
>
>Justin
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Justin Mclean <ju...@classsoftware.com>.
Hi,
> I haven't had a chance to review the document yet. My email shows that
> the document was posted only about 12 hours ago.
I don't think the intention was to put the document out before we have an the release on the mirrors etc etc, not a huge point in sending it out before people can download it.
Justin
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Alex Harui <ah...@adobe.com>.
On 7/25/13 8:28 PM, "Justin Mclean" <ju...@classsoftware.com> wrote:
>HI,
>
>> I received a reply from the Apache VP of Publicity about distributing
>>this as a press release on the Apache news wire. Unfortunately,
>>distribution on the news wire service is not possible because it is not
>>a major release (e.g. version N.0 or equivalent). Apache doesn't issue a
>>press releases for incremental versions.
>
>Perhaps replay back and say it certainly could be considered a major
>release and previous release was more than 6 months ago? Anyone think
>otherwise? We did have announcements for 4.8 and 4.9 so I guess the
>policy must of changed?
I think there is a difference between a press release and an announcement.
It looks like we used announce@a.o for 4.9 and 4.9.1. Wasn't our only
"press release" related to graduation?
>
>> She also suggested sending this to announce@apache.org in plain text
>It probably a bit long for that if you look at other announcements to
>that list, see the other thread for what I'm suggesting to post there.
>
>We could certainly put it up here on our blog
>http://blogs.apache.org/flex/
Seems like a good idea.
I haven't had a chance to review the document yet. My email shows that
the document was posted only about 12 hours ago. I think we should give
at least 24 hours if not 72 hours for feedback from other timezones and
folks like me who were fully occupied trying to investigate what I think
is a stop-ship bug.
-Alex
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Justin Mclean <ju...@classsoftware.com>.
HI,
> I received a reply from the Apache VP of Publicity about distributing this as a press release on the Apache news wire. Unfortunately, distribution on the news wire service is not possible because it is not a major release (e.g. version N.0 or equivalent). Apache doesn't issue a press releases for incremental versions.
Perhaps replay back and say it certainly could be considered a major release and previous release was more than 6 months ago? Anyone think otherwise? We did have announcements for 4.8 and 4.9 so I guess the policy must of changed?
> She also suggested sending this to announce@apache.org in plain text
It probably a bit long for that if you look at other announcements to that list, see the other thread for what I'm suggesting to post there.
We could certainly put it up here on our blog http://blogs.apache.org/flex/
Thanks,
Justin
RE: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Scott Guthmann <sc...@on3solutions.com>.
> 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 on the Apache news wire. Unfortunately, distribution on the news wire service is not possible because it is not a major release (e.g. version N.0 or equivalent). Apache doesn't issue a press releases for incremental versions.
I did ask for help getting this content posted up on blogs.apache.org
She also suggested sending this to announce@apache.org in plain text, and posting to the home page of flex.apache.org as the PMC sees fit.
Thoughts?
RE: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Scott Guthmann <sc...@on3solutions.com>.
> 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
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Justin Mclean <ju...@classsoftware.com>.
Hi,
Looks good - more minor mods required.
- "consist of a software development kit" should be "consisting of a".... If I was being really picky I would talk about automated testing tools as they are not actually part of the release.
- change "The v4.10 release" to "The 4.10.0 release", this occurs in a few later palaces as well
- swap the two internationalisation points around ie one about dates after the one about multiple languages
- "Round Trip Engineering" shoudl be "Run Time Error"
- Im in 2 minds about 360|stack mention not 100% sure it has it place in this press release, sorry John.
+1 to we should mention Linux support.
Thanks,
Justin
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by OmPrakash Muppirala <bi...@gmail.com>.
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Scott Guthmann <sc...@on3solutions.com>wrote:
> 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 & benefits listed?
> What other information should we add?
>
> Scott
>
This looks fantastic! A few points:
1. "Almost half a million page views..." can be now changed to "more than
half a million page views...". We hit that milestone a couple of days ago
:-)
2. The new version of the Apache Flex SDK Installer would be 2.6 (and not
2.5 as mentioned in the doc)
3. RTE - stands for "Run Time Error"
4. I dont see a mention of the 232 bugs that were fixed in this release.
This is very crucial. Something along the lines of "More than 200 bugs
were fixed"...
5. Not sure if it is appropriate to mention 360Flex here. In any case, we
need to be remember to take it off from the PR if we release after Aug 4th.
6. Agree with Erik - the paragraph about Incubator can be removed. We are
top-level baby :-)
Thanks,
Om
[Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Scott Guthmann <sc...@on3solutions.com>.
> 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 world to switch > and build his environment around this Operating System."
Great feedback. To me, Linux users seem irrationally attached to their O/S. So, adding a line about Linux has upside for those that want to see it without a downside.
> Frederic said:
> Depending to who document is intended for, maybe it would be relevant to detail the minimun, default and maximum version of the flash player supported (and tested) by the framework / installer.
I think this addition would improve the document, too.
What improvements / business benefits are in AF v4.10 that are missing from this document? https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwtzQKOyBr2cQTdiMXdMNXRpMHM/edit
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Carlos Rovira <ca...@codeoscopic.com>.
I think is good, but agree that incubator paragraph should be removed
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 world to switch and build
his environment around this Operating System."
So far great document :)
Carlos
2013/7/25 Frédéric Thomas <we...@hotmail.com>
> Depending to who document is intended for, maybe it would be relevant to
> detail the minimun, default and maximum version of the flash player
> supported (and tested) by the framework / installer.
>
> -----Message d'origine----- From: Scott Guthmann
> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 8:50 PM
> To: dev@flex.apache.org
> Subject: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
>
>
> 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<https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwtzQKOyBr2cQTdiMXdMNXRpMHM/edit?usp=sharing>
>
> Do you see changes that need to be made?
> Are all the important features & benefits listed?
> What other information should we add?
>
> Scott
>
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Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Frédéric Thomas <we...@hotmail.com>.
Depending to who document is intended for, maybe it would be relevant to
detail the minimun, default and maximum version of the flash player
supported (and tested) by the framework / installer.
-----Message d'origine-----
From: Scott Guthmann
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 8:50 PM
To: dev@flex.apache.org
Subject: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
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 & benefits listed?
What other information should we add?
Scott
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Erik de Bruin <er...@ixsoftware.nl>.
Hi,
I just did just a quick scan, will read more thoroughly later: to me
it seems that the paragraph about 'incubation' is no longer relevant,
since we graduated and are now a top level Apache project.
EdB
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 8:50 PM, Scott Guthmann <sc...@on3solutions.com> wrote:
> 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 & benefits listed?
> What other information should we add?
>
> Scott
--
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Jan Luykenstraat 27
3521 VB Utrecht
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I. www.ixsoftware.nl
[Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Scott Guthmann <sc...@on3solutions.com>.
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 & benefits listed?
What other information should we add?
Scott
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Justin Mclean <ju...@classsoftware.com>.
Hi,
Also add:
Out of the box support for Advanced Telemetry allowing developers to easily profile their application and improve performance using Adobe Scout.
Justin
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Justin Mclean <ju...@classsoftware.com>.
Hi,
And how could I forget better international support for dates in formatters, validations, date fields and date choosers!
Justin
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Carlos Rovira <ca...@codeoscopic.com>.
Another very important: Better localization for multiple languages. Flex
4.10 is better now when trying to make application for multiple countries
and languages.
2013/7/23 Justin Mclean <ju...@classsoftware.com>
> Hi,
>
> > • What business problems can a business manager solve with v 4.10
> that weren't possible to solve with v 4.9.1?
>
> Better for developer productivity - less RTEs and work arounds required.
>
> Justin
>
>
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Director de Tecnología
M: +34 607 22 60 05
F: +34 912 94 80 80
http://www.codeoscopic.com
http://www.directwriter.es
http://www.avant2.es
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Justin Mclean <ju...@classsoftware.com>.
Hi,
> • What business problems can a business manager solve with v 4.10 that weren't possible to solve with v 4.9.1?
Better for developer productivity - less RTEs and work arounds required.
Justin
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by OmPrakash Muppirala <bi...@gmail.com>.
Bump...
We could use more participation from developers/users in this thread. This
will be very useful when we write our marketing/PR material.
Thanks,
Om
On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 9:16 PM, FRANKLIN GARZON <fg...@hotmail.com>wrote:
> Great apache community, you are doing good job, we are waiting the
> release, we want to delivery our last APP for IOs, Android and BB10 using
> Air 3.8 and SDK 4.10, the job was great we discover some new disciplines
> for mobile, for push notifications (we did own PN server in c#),
> performance, in one word, Flex is very quickly development tool, we extend
> our app with ANEs for that 3 platforms.
> Also we are using AWAY3D for new enterprise project, we are excited with
> the new experimental projects like sockets between C# and Flex also for
> some performance key.
> If we will found any bug we will let you know for impove the platform.
>
>
> Franklin Garzón
>
> Regional Development Manager
>
> MCITP Microsoft SQLServer
>
>
> *Si el hombre dejara de aprender entonces dejaría de existir*
>
> 094496862
>
>
>
> > From: bigosmallm@gmail.com
> > Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 14:08:46 -0700
> > Subject: Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
> > To: dev@flex.apache.org
> >
> > Scott,
> >
> > Thanks for jumping into this right away! I will try my best to answer a
> > couple of questions:
> >
> > *1. What business problems can a business manager solve with v 4.10 that
> > weren't possible to solve with v 4.9.1?*
> > - 480 dpi mobile resolution/skin support means that Flex SDK users can
> now
> > target high resolution devices such as iOS Retina, etc.
> > - The new spark components ensure that SDK users can build
> functionalities
> > quickly and in a more performant way. The need for handling these
> > components in two different architecture styles (mx vs. spark) will be
> > eliminated.
> > - Improved support for older Flash Player versions. Enterprise
> > environments have more stringent requirement in terms of upgrading Flash
> > Player versions. Now, because of our improved backwards compatibility,
> > those customers can safely upgrade to the latest version of the Flex SDK
> > without having to force a Flash Player upgrade on their end users.
> > - Support for latest versions of Flash Player and AIR runtimes. At the
> > same time, we have made it easier for developers wanting to take
> advantage
> > of the latest advances in the Flash runtimes by letting them chose the
> > versions during installation. The Apache Flex SDK Installer now allows
> > developers to select various combinations of the Flex SDK, Flash Player
> and
> > AIR runtimes. All the settings and configurations are taken care of
> during
> > the installation, so the developer can just start coding!
> >
> >
> > *2. It might also be helpful if anyone knows general demographic
> > information about the Apache Flex Developer ecosystem. How many people
> > remain active (commenting / contributing) on this Apache Flex Dev mailing
> > list? What countries have at least one developer who contributed to a bug
> > fix or code enhancement to this v 4.10? Anyone have an idea of how to
> > estimate the number of worldwide Flex SDK users continue using Flex to
> > build powerful enterprise applications?*
> > - We have a publicly available statistics page [1] that gives a snapshot
> of
> > the various metrics in terms of our website usage, Flex SDK downloads.
> > Some significant numbers: almost a half a million pageviews in the past 6
> > months, close to 9000 downloads of the the Flex SDK in the past 3 months
> > (i.e. since April), around 130K unique visitors to the website, etc. In
> > addition to that, there is also a breakdown of the website visitors by
> > country on the stats page.
> > Also, here is a breakdown per committer breakdown of the contributions to
> > the Flex SDK. Keep in mind that this does not show the original
> > contributor, but only the person who committed code into the repo.
> >
> > I am hoping that others can chip in and answer your other questions as
> > well.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Om
> >
> > [1] http://www.seethestats.com/site/flex.apache.org
> > [2] https://github.com/apache/flex-sdk/contributors
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Scott Guthmann <scott@on3solutions.com
> >wrote:
> >
> > > 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
> the
> > > RELEASE_NOTES that describes a difference or improvement from former
> > > versions.
> > >
> > > Is anyone able to tell me how each of these bug fixes, additions, and
> > > improvements made the new v 4.10 a better SDK for businesses to use?
> > >
> > > • What business problems can a business manager solve with v 4.10
> > > that weren't possible to solve with v 4.9.1?
> > >
> > > • Are you able to point to a company who needs the features &
> fixes
> > > that v 4.10 provides?
> > >
> > > • Who can give a testimonial about the improvements this version
> > > will make for their business? Saves money? Makes money? Saves time?
> Makes
> > > the firm more competitive in the marketplace?
> > >
> > > • Do any of the new enhancements in v 4.10 enable Flex SDK users
> to
> > > do something more easily or quickly for SDK users than those who choose
> > > other frameworks to develop custom software?
> > >
> > > • Does anyone know if ecosystem partners [2] for previous
> versions
> > > of Flex plan to support Apache Flex v 4.10?
> > >
> > > • It might also be helpful if anyone knows general demographic
> > > information about the Apache Flex Developer ecosystem. How many people
> > > remain active (commenting / contributing) on this Apache Flex Dev
> mailing
> > > list? What countries have at least one developer who contributed to a
> bug
> > > fix or code enhancement to this v 4.10? Anyone have an idea of how to
> > > estimate the number of worldwide Flex SDK users continue using Flex to
> > > build powerful enterprise applications?
> > >
> > > Here is a link to the previous press release we did earlier this year
> [3].
> > >
> > > [1] https://github.com/apache/flex-sdk/blob/develop/RELEASE_NOTES
> > > [2] http://www.spoon.as/ecosystem/
> > > [3]
> > >
> https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_announces39
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
RE: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by FRANKLIN GARZON <fg...@hotmail.com>.
Great apache community, you are doing good job, we are waiting the release, we want to delivery our last APP for IOs, Android and BB10 using Air 3.8 and SDK 4.10, the job was great we discover some new disciplines for mobile, for push notifications (we did own PN server in c#), performance, in one word, Flex is very quickly development tool, we extend our app with ANEs for that 3 platforms.
Also we are using AWAY3D for new enterprise project, we are excited with the new experimental projects like sockets between C# and Flex also for some performance key.
If we will found any bug we will let you know for impove the platform.
Franklin Garzón
Regional Development Manager
MCITP Microsoft SQLServer
*Si el hombre dejara de aprender entonces dejaría de existir*
094496862
> From: bigosmallm@gmail.com
> Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 14:08:46 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
> To: dev@flex.apache.org
>
> Scott,
>
> Thanks for jumping into this right away! I will try my best to answer a
> couple of questions:
>
> *1. What business problems can a business manager solve with v 4.10 that
> weren't possible to solve with v 4.9.1?*
> - 480 dpi mobile resolution/skin support means that Flex SDK users can now
> target high resolution devices such as iOS Retina, etc.
> - The new spark components ensure that SDK users can build functionalities
> quickly and in a more performant way. The need for handling these
> components in two different architecture styles (mx vs. spark) will be
> eliminated.
> - Improved support for older Flash Player versions. Enterprise
> environments have more stringent requirement in terms of upgrading Flash
> Player versions. Now, because of our improved backwards compatibility,
> those customers can safely upgrade to the latest version of the Flex SDK
> without having to force a Flash Player upgrade on their end users.
> - Support for latest versions of Flash Player and AIR runtimes. At the
> same time, we have made it easier for developers wanting to take advantage
> of the latest advances in the Flash runtimes by letting them chose the
> versions during installation. The Apache Flex SDK Installer now allows
> developers to select various combinations of the Flex SDK, Flash Player and
> AIR runtimes. All the settings and configurations are taken care of during
> the installation, so the developer can just start coding!
>
>
> *2. It might also be helpful if anyone knows general demographic
> information about the Apache Flex Developer ecosystem. How many people
> remain active (commenting / contributing) on this Apache Flex Dev mailing
> list? What countries have at least one developer who contributed to a bug
> fix or code enhancement to this v 4.10? Anyone have an idea of how to
> estimate the number of worldwide Flex SDK users continue using Flex to
> build powerful enterprise applications?*
> - We have a publicly available statistics page [1] that gives a snapshot of
> the various metrics in terms of our website usage, Flex SDK downloads.
> Some significant numbers: almost a half a million pageviews in the past 6
> months, close to 9000 downloads of the the Flex SDK in the past 3 months
> (i.e. since April), around 130K unique visitors to the website, etc. In
> addition to that, there is also a breakdown of the website visitors by
> country on the stats page.
> Also, here is a breakdown per committer breakdown of the contributions to
> the Flex SDK. Keep in mind that this does not show the original
> contributor, but only the person who committed code into the repo.
>
> I am hoping that others can chip in and answer your other questions as
> well.
>
> Thanks,
> Om
>
> [1] http://www.seethestats.com/site/flex.apache.org
> [2] https://github.com/apache/flex-sdk/contributors
>
> On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Scott Guthmann <sc...@on3solutions.com>wrote:
>
> > 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 the
> > RELEASE_NOTES that describes a difference or improvement from former
> > versions.
> >
> > Is anyone able to tell me how each of these bug fixes, additions, and
> > improvements made the new v 4.10 a better SDK for businesses to use?
> >
> > • What business problems can a business manager solve with v 4.10
> > that weren't possible to solve with v 4.9.1?
> >
> > • Are you able to point to a company who needs the features & fixes
> > that v 4.10 provides?
> >
> > • Who can give a testimonial about the improvements this version
> > will make for their business? Saves money? Makes money? Saves time? Makes
> > the firm more competitive in the marketplace?
> >
> > • Do any of the new enhancements in v 4.10 enable Flex SDK users to
> > do something more easily or quickly for SDK users than those who choose
> > other frameworks to develop custom software?
> >
> > • Does anyone know if ecosystem partners [2] for previous versions
> > of Flex plan to support Apache Flex v 4.10?
> >
> > • It might also be helpful if anyone knows general demographic
> > information about the Apache Flex Developer ecosystem. How many people
> > remain active (commenting / contributing) on this Apache Flex Dev mailing
> > list? What countries have at least one developer who contributed to a bug
> > fix or code enhancement to this v 4.10? Anyone have an idea of how to
> > estimate the number of worldwide Flex SDK users continue using Flex to
> > build powerful enterprise applications?
> >
> > Here is a link to the previous press release we did earlier this year [3].
> >
> > [1] https://github.com/apache/flex-sdk/blob/develop/RELEASE_NOTES
> > [2] http://www.spoon.as/ecosystem/
> > [3]
> > https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_announces39
> >
> >
> >
> >
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by OmPrakash Muppirala <bi...@gmail.com>.
Scott,
Thanks for jumping into this right away! I will try my best to answer a
couple of questions:
*1. What business problems can a business manager solve with v 4.10 that
weren't possible to solve with v 4.9.1?*
- 480 dpi mobile resolution/skin support means that Flex SDK users can now
target high resolution devices such as iOS Retina, etc.
- The new spark components ensure that SDK users can build functionalities
quickly and in a more performant way. The need for handling these
components in two different architecture styles (mx vs. spark) will be
eliminated.
- Improved support for older Flash Player versions. Enterprise
environments have more stringent requirement in terms of upgrading Flash
Player versions. Now, because of our improved backwards compatibility,
those customers can safely upgrade to the latest version of the Flex SDK
without having to force a Flash Player upgrade on their end users.
- Support for latest versions of Flash Player and AIR runtimes. At the
same time, we have made it easier for developers wanting to take advantage
of the latest advances in the Flash runtimes by letting them chose the
versions during installation. The Apache Flex SDK Installer now allows
developers to select various combinations of the Flex SDK, Flash Player and
AIR runtimes. All the settings and configurations are taken care of during
the installation, so the developer can just start coding!
*2. It might also be helpful if anyone knows general demographic
information about the Apache Flex Developer ecosystem. How many people
remain active (commenting / contributing) on this Apache Flex Dev mailing
list? What countries have at least one developer who contributed to a bug
fix or code enhancement to this v 4.10? Anyone have an idea of how to
estimate the number of worldwide Flex SDK users continue using Flex to
build powerful enterprise applications?*
- We have a publicly available statistics page [1] that gives a snapshot of
the various metrics in terms of our website usage, Flex SDK downloads.
Some significant numbers: almost a half a million pageviews in the past 6
months, close to 9000 downloads of the the Flex SDK in the past 3 months
(i.e. since April), around 130K unique visitors to the website, etc. In
addition to that, there is also a breakdown of the website visitors by
country on the stats page.
Also, here is a breakdown per committer breakdown of the contributions to
the Flex SDK. Keep in mind that this does not show the original
contributor, but only the person who committed code into the repo.
I am hoping that others can chip in and answer your other questions as
well.
Thanks,
Om
[1] http://www.seethestats.com/site/flex.apache.org
[2] https://github.com/apache/flex-sdk/contributors
On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Scott Guthmann <sc...@on3solutions.com>wrote:
> 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 the
> RELEASE_NOTES that describes a difference or improvement from former
> versions.
>
> Is anyone able to tell me how each of these bug fixes, additions, and
> improvements made the new v 4.10 a better SDK for businesses to use?
>
> • What business problems can a business manager solve with v 4.10
> that weren't possible to solve with v 4.9.1?
>
> • Are you able to point to a company who needs the features & fixes
> that v 4.10 provides?
>
> • Who can give a testimonial about the improvements this version
> will make for their business? Saves money? Makes money? Saves time? Makes
> the firm more competitive in the marketplace?
>
> • Do any of the new enhancements in v 4.10 enable Flex SDK users to
> do something more easily or quickly for SDK users than those who choose
> other frameworks to develop custom software?
>
> • Does anyone know if ecosystem partners [2] for previous versions
> of Flex plan to support Apache Flex v 4.10?
>
> • It might also be helpful if anyone knows general demographic
> information about the Apache Flex Developer ecosystem. How many people
> remain active (commenting / contributing) on this Apache Flex Dev mailing
> list? What countries have at least one developer who contributed to a bug
> fix or code enhancement to this v 4.10? Anyone have an idea of how to
> estimate the number of worldwide Flex SDK users continue using Flex to
> build powerful enterprise applications?
>
> Here is a link to the previous press release we did earlier this year [3].
>
> [1] https://github.com/apache/flex-sdk/blob/develop/RELEASE_NOTES
> [2] http://www.spoon.as/ecosystem/
> [3]
> https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_announces39
>
>
>
>
Re: [Marketing] - publicity for the new Apache Flex v 4.10
Posted by Erik de Bruin <er...@ixsoftware.nl>.
Scott,
> • What business problems can a business manager solve with v 4.10 that weren't possible to solve with v 4.9.1?
Remain up to date; not particularly a feature of THIS release, sure,
but certainly a feature of any release and worth mentioning.
Also, the testing of the platform has improved considerably, making
this a much more stable, much more thoroughly vetted release.
> • Are you able to point to a company who needs the features & fixes that v 4.10 provides?
Mine, for sure. With the new components we'll be able to offer our
clients a much richer UI experience, improving the effectiveness of
our applications.
> • Do any of the new enhancements in v 4.10 enable Flex SDK users to do something more easily or quickly for SDK users than those who choose other frameworks to develop custom software?
As always, we're able to deliver to so many platforms from a single
codebase that it simply blows any other framework out of the water.
> • It might also be helpful if anyone knows general demographic information about the Apache Flex Developer ecosystem. How many people remain active (commenting / contributing) on this Apache Flex Dev mailing list? What countries have at least one developer who contributed to a bug fix or code enhancement to this v 4.10? Anyone have an idea of how to estimate the number of worldwide Flex SDK users continue using Flex to build powerful enterprise applications?
We have dozens of active contributors. We have committers in the US,
Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, France, to name but a few. From
the stats:
http://www.seethestats.com/site/flex.apache.org
it is obvious that there is still a lot of interest in and usage of
the SDK, from all over the world.
Thanks,
EdB
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