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Posted to dev@flex.apache.org by Michelle Yaiser <my...@adobe.com> on 2013/03/13 21:28:12 UTC
Flex content on the Adobe Developer Connection
Hi, Everyone.
I just heard from legal about getting the approval to donate Flex content that was published on the Adobe Developer Connection to Apache.
We can only donate the articles, tutorials, and examples - and the code in them - that are written by Adobe employees. That means we can't donate any of the content written by non-Adobe authors. All external authors select a Creative Commons license and sign a NELA (license agreement). Those licenses only give Adobe the right to post the content on Adobe sites. Ownership of the content is retained by the author. The owner is the only one who can donate the content to Apache.
There have been mixed opinions on what, if any, ADC Flex content would be useful for Apache Flex users. You can find most of the content on the ADC from one of the two links below. If you tell me that getting all content written by Adobe or Adobe employees is helpful and what Apache Flex wants, I will start prepping it for donation.
* http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex.html
* http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/article-index.html
Related, we are almost done with all the prep work that needs to be done in order to donate the Flex documentation. If anyone has any familiarity with Framemaker and GEP, you'll know that getting content out of those systems into a useful format is not easy and is very time consuming. We'll be donating:
* Using Flex: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/using/index.html
* non-Flash Builder chapters of Accessing Data with Flex<http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/accessingdata/index.html>
I'm happy to answer any questions.
Cheers,
Michelle
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Adobe Systems | myaiser@adobe.com | 781-839-1697
RE: Flex content on the Adobe Developer Connection
Posted by Michelle Yaiser <my...@adobe.com>.
Yes. As long as no one else can claim ownership of the content or code, the author can donate it to Apache whenever you would like.
Michelle
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Michelle Yaiser
Instructional Designer | Creative Cloud Learning
Adobe Systems | myaiser@adobe.com | 781-839-1697
-----Original Message-----
From: Nicholas Kwiatkowski [mailto:nicholas@spoon.as]
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 5:08 PM
To: dev@flex.apache.org
Subject: Re: Flex content on the Adobe Developer Connection
For those of us who were authors and wouldn't mind our content being migrated over -- how do you think we should proceed? Do we just have the rights to donate it to Apache?
-Nick
On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Michelle Yaiser <my...@adobe.com> wrote:
> Hi, Everyone.
>
> I just heard from legal about getting the approval to donate Flex
> content that was published on the Adobe Developer Connection to Apache.
>
> We can only donate the articles, tutorials, and examples - and the
> code in them - that are written by Adobe employees. That means we
> can't donate any of the content written by non-Adobe authors. All
> external authors select a Creative Commons license and sign a NELA
> (license agreement). Those licenses only give Adobe the right to post the content on Adobe sites.
> Ownership of the content is retained by the author. The owner is the
> only one who can donate the content to Apache.
>
> There have been mixed opinions on what, if any, ADC Flex content would
> be useful for Apache Flex users. You can find most of the content on
> the ADC from one of the two links below. If you tell me that getting
> all content written by Adobe or Adobe employees is helpful and what
> Apache Flex wants, I will start prepping it for donation.
>
> * http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex.html
>
> * http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/article-index.html
>
>
>
> Related, we are almost done with all the prep work that needs to be
> done in order to donate the Flex documentation. If anyone has any
> familiarity with Framemaker and GEP, you'll know that getting content
> out of those systems into a useful format is not easy and is very time
> consuming. We'll be donating:
>
> * Using Flex: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/using/index.html
>
> * non-Flash Builder chapters of Accessing Data with Flex<
> http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/accessingdata/index.html>
>
>
> I'm happy to answer any questions.
> Cheers,
> Michelle
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> -------
> Michelle Yaiser
> Instructional Designer | Creative Cloud Learning Adobe Systems |
> myaiser@adobe.com | 781-839-1697
>
>
Re: Flex content on the Adobe Developer Connection
Posted by Nicholas Kwiatkowski <ni...@spoon.as>.
For those of us who were authors and wouldn't mind our content being
migrated over -- how do you think we should proceed? Do we just have the
rights to donate it to Apache?
-Nick
On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Michelle Yaiser <my...@adobe.com> wrote:
> Hi, Everyone.
>
> I just heard from legal about getting the approval to donate Flex content
> that was published on the Adobe Developer Connection to Apache.
>
> We can only donate the articles, tutorials, and examples - and the code in
> them - that are written by Adobe employees. That means we can't donate any
> of the content written by non-Adobe authors. All external authors select a
> Creative Commons license and sign a NELA (license agreement). Those
> licenses only give Adobe the right to post the content on Adobe sites.
> Ownership of the content is retained by the author. The owner is the only
> one who can donate the content to Apache.
>
> There have been mixed opinions on what, if any, ADC Flex content would be
> useful for Apache Flex users. You can find most of the content on the ADC
> from one of the two links below. If you tell me that getting all content
> written by Adobe or Adobe employees is helpful and what Apache Flex wants,
> I will start prepping it for donation.
>
> * http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex.html
>
> * http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/article-index.html
>
>
>
> Related, we are almost done with all the prep work that needs to be done
> in order to donate the Flex documentation. If anyone has any familiarity
> with Framemaker and GEP, you'll know that getting content out of those
> systems into a useful format is not easy and is very time consuming. We'll
> be donating:
>
> * Using Flex: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/using/index.html
>
> * non-Flash Builder chapters of Accessing Data with Flex<
> http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/accessingdata/index.html>
>
>
> I'm happy to answer any questions.
> Cheers,
> Michelle
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Michelle Yaiser
> Instructional Designer | Creative Cloud Learning
> Adobe Systems | myaiser@adobe.com | 781-839-1697
>
>
Re: Flex content on the Adobe Developer Connection
Posted by "Reynolds, Brian J (Brian)" <re...@avaya.com>.
There is a lot of good stuff on the devnet site. If it does not get
donated, is it at risk of disappearing? If the answer is yes or maybe,
then I'd prefer it be donated instead of lost.
Brian
On 3/13/13 2:28 PM, "Michelle Yaiser" <my...@adobe.com> wrote:
>Hi, Everyone.
>
>I just heard from legal about getting the approval to donate Flex content
>that was published on the Adobe Developer Connection to Apache.
>
>We can only donate the articles, tutorials, and examples - and the code
>in them - that are written by Adobe employees. That means we can't donate
>any of the content written by non-Adobe authors. All external authors
>select a Creative Commons license and sign a NELA (license agreement).
>Those licenses only give Adobe the right to post the content on Adobe
>sites. Ownership of the content is retained by the author. The owner is
>the only one who can donate the content to Apache.
>
>There have been mixed opinions on what, if any, ADC Flex content would be
>useful for Apache Flex users. You can find most of the content on the ADC
>from one of the two links below. If you tell me that getting all content
>written by Adobe or Adobe employees is helpful and what Apache Flex
>wants, I will start prepping it for donation.
>
>* http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex.html
>
>* http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/article-index.html
>
>
>
>Related, we are almost done with all the prep work that needs to be done
>in order to donate the Flex documentation. If anyone has any familiarity
>with Framemaker and GEP, you'll know that getting content out of those
>systems into a useful format is not easy and is very time consuming.
>We'll be donating:
>
>* Using Flex: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/using/index.html
>
>* non-Flash Builder chapters of Accessing Data with
>Flex<http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/accessingdata/index.html>
>
>
>I'm happy to answer any questions.
>Cheers,
>Michelle
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>Michelle Yaiser
>Instructional Designer | Creative Cloud Learning
>Adobe Systems | myaiser@adobe.com | 781-839-1697
>