How's this.....I mis-understood what was originally said and thought Flex was being tossed completely as an option with OpenBD...sorry....been fighting the "Flash is dead" media push in other forums.
On Thu, 2011-11-10 at 10:11 -0800, Matthew Woodward wrote: > Not sure I understand--all we're saying is we're not planning at this > point to roll full-blown Flash Remoting support into OpenBD. There's > nothing stopping you (and never has been) from returning data from a > CFC or simple CFML page that is consumed by a Flex client, or any > other client for that matter. It's specifically the seamless binary > passing of data back and forth between OpenBD and Flex that we're > talking about here, and that will not be supported other than via the > HOWTO and basic explanations for using BlazeDS on the wiki. > > > > I'm sure everyone understands that, as with all open source projects, > we can't be (and shouldn't try to be) all things to all people. Flash > Remoting is not something we've seen much demand for from users, and > given Adobe's announcement it makes even less sense for us to pursue > that now. > > > That isn't to say someone else couldn't dig into that of course, which > I started to at one point. With BlazeDS in the mix (which is the > underlying technology of what's in ColdFusion after all) it would just > be writing some Java code to marshall data back and forth. I started > working on getting queries passed back and forth at one point and it > didn't look like it would be terribly difficult, it's just not a need > I personally have so I just didn't keep pushing on it. > > > On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Bryan Stevenson > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Oh for sure....but the OP said "Flex integration" which I > interpreted as a blanket statement saying no more Flex period. > > > > > > On Thu, 2011-11-10 at 09:53 -0800, Matthew Woodward wrote: > > > Well the other reality check is you can get your data into > > Flex a thousand different ways. You don't HAVE to use Flash > > Remoting. > > > > On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Bryan Stevenson > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Flex is long from dead and does not just allow for > > desktop apps (actually that's what AIR is for....not > > Flex). > > > > Flex is for web apps and those of course are not > > just for mobile.....good old PC based stuff > > > > AIR is for desktop apps and mobile apps (Blackberry, > > iOS and Android) > > > > Remember folks....the entire planet has not dropped > > all other computing devices but tablets....in fact > > MOST have not > > > > ....just my 2 cents and reality check > > > > Cheers > > > > > > > > On Thu, 2011-11-10 at 17:29 +0000, Alan Williamson > > (aw2.0 cloud experts) wrote: > > > > > Of course it is dead ... what is the point in > > > developing for desktop apps when your users can't > > > use your app on tablets and mobiles? > > > > > > Who is really going to be spending significant > > > amount of flash development now knowing that your > > > app won't have a future on the tablet/mobile > > > space? Intranet applications you could argue, > > > but if that's the case, then there is way better > > > alternatives if you are in a closed-environment. > > > > > > I am very sad Adobe killed off flash on the > > > mobile; being a tablet user i do not want a > > > two-tier view of the internet -- those days have > > > gone. We demand to see on the move what we see > > > on the desktop. > > > > > > But Bryan, if you feel that flex/flash still has a > > > future, then do not let me stop you. If you wish > > > to continue with the development effort to > > > integrate it to OpenBD then we will happily accept > > > it. Open Source gives you the power not to accept > > > what we think. > > > > > > > > > Bryan Stevenson wrote: > > > > > > > Huh what? Not going to have Flex integration?? > > > > Flex is not dead....neither is Flash....just the > > > > Flash browser plugin for mobile devices.....what > > > > gives? > > > > > > > > > -- > > > official tag/function reference: > > > http://openbd.org/manual/ > > > mailing list - > > > http://groups.google.com/group/openbd?hl=en > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. > > VP & Director of E-Commerce Development > > Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. > > phone: 250.480.0642 > > fax: 250.480.1264 > > cell: 250.920.8830 > > e-mail: [email protected] > > web: www.electricedgesystems.com > > > > Notice: > > This message, including any attachments, is confidential > and may contain > > information that is privileged or exempt from disclosure. > It is intended > > only for the person to whom it is addressed unless > expressly authorized > > otherwise by the sender. If you are not an authorized > recipient, please > > notify the sender immediately and permanently destroy all > copies of this > > message and attachments. > > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > > > -- > > official tag/function reference: > > http://openbd.org/manual/ > > mailing list - > > http://groups.google.com/group/openbd?hl=en > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Matthew Woodward > > [email protected] > > http://blog.mattwoodward.com > > identi.ca / Twitter: @mpwoodward > > > > Please do not send me proprietary file formats such as Word, > > PowerPoint, etc. as attachments. > > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > > > -- > > official tag/function reference: http://openbd.org/manual/ > > mailing list - http://groups.google.com/group/openbd?hl=en > > > -- > > Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. > VP & Director of E-Commerce Development > Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. > phone: 250.480.0642 > fax: 250.480.1264 > cell: 250.920.8830 > e-mail: [email protected] > web: www.electricedgesystems.com > > Notice: > This message, including any attachments, is confidential and may > contain > information that is privileged or exempt from disclosure. 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