RE: Flash Platform Whitepaper

2013-01-29 Thread Gordon Smith
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplatform/whitepapers/roadmap.html

- Gordon

-Original Message-
From: Alex Harui [mailto:aha...@adobe.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 3:42 PM
To: dev@flex.apache.org
Subject: Flash Platform Whitepaper

Hi Folks,

Adobe published an update to the Flash Platform Whitepaper today.  Most of it 
doesn¹t directly affect us, but one item does: Adobe has decided to focus its 
future runtime development on top of the existing architecture, as opposed to a 
completely new architecture (Flash ³Next²) and language (ActionScript ³Next²).  
So Apache Flex doesn¹t have to worry about porting to a new VM/language.  That 
should save us lots of time and distraction.

Go Apache Flex!
--
Alex Harui
Flex SDK Team
Adobe Systems, Inc.
http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui



Re: Flash Platform Whitepaper

2013-01-29 Thread Justin Mclean
Hi,

Notice the license for "premium" features has been dropped as well.

Justin


Re: Flash Platform Whitepaper

2013-01-29 Thread Igor Costa
Hi there Alex

In some points Alex we will be affected, since if we still want to be relay
only on flash player. We have to move on for Flex output for N platforms
and stop depending only on one vendor.

Is that what you mention or no, I'm wrong?

Igor Costa
www.igorcosta.com
www.igorcosta.org


On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 10:05 PM, Justin Mclean wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Notice the license for "premium" features has been dropped as well.
>
> Justin
>


RE: Flash Platform Whitepaper

2013-01-29 Thread Mark Fuqua
In reading over the latest version, it seems like Adobe is saying no Air for
Windows 8 tablets/phones...is that a correct reading?

Seems like a dumb move for both Microsoft and Adobe.

Mark

-Original Message-
From: Alex Harui [mailto:aha...@adobe.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 6:42 PM
To: dev@flex.apache.org
Subject: Flash Platform Whitepaper

Hi Folks,

Adobe published an update to the Flash Platform Whitepaper today.  Most of
it doesn¹t directly affect us, but one item does: Adobe has decided to focus
its future runtime development on top of the existing architecture, as
opposed to a completely new architecture (Flash ³Next²) and language
(ActionScript ³Next²).  So Apache Flex doesn¹t have to worry about porting
to a new VM/language.  That should save us lots of time and distraction.

Go Apache Flex!
--
Alex Harui
Flex SDK Team
Adobe Systems, Inc.
http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui




Re: Flash Platform Whitepaper

2013-01-29 Thread Lee Burrows

Thats the way i'm reading it - dumb but predictable

On 30/01/2013 00:39, Mark Fuqua wrote:

In reading over the latest version, it seems like Adobe is saying no Air for
Windows 8 tablets/phones...is that a correct reading?

Seems like a dumb move for both Microsoft and Adobe.

Mark

-Original Message-
From: Alex Harui [mailto:aha...@adobe.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 6:42 PM
To: dev@flex.apache.org
Subject: Flash Platform Whitepaper

Hi Folks,

Adobe published an update to the Flash Platform Whitepaper today.  Most of
it doesn¹t directly affect us, but one item does: Adobe has decided to focus
its future runtime development on top of the existing architecture, as
opposed to a completely new architecture (Flash ³Next²) and language
(ActionScript ³Next²).  So Apache Flex doesn¹t have to worry about porting
to a new VM/language.  That should save us lots of time and distraction.

Go Apache Flex!
--
Alex Harui
Flex SDK Team
Adobe Systems, Inc.
http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui










Re: Flash Platform Whitepaper

2013-01-29 Thread Alex Harui



On 1/29/13 4:33 PM, "Igor Costa"  wrote:

> Hi there Alex
> 
> In some points Alex we will be affected, since if we still want to be relay
> only on flash player. We have to move on for Flex output for N platforms
> and stop depending only on one vendor.
> 
> Is that what you mention or no, I'm wrong?
IMO, the only thing that affects us is the fact that we don't have to worry
about a new VM and language.  None of the other changes published today
affects the Apache Flex Project's exploration into Flex output for other
platforms.  There's definitely lots of exploring going on.

-- 
Alex Harui
Flex SDK Team
Adobe Systems, Inc.
http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui



Re: Flash Platform Whitepaper

2013-01-29 Thread Tomislav Pokrajcic
That part of text is a bit fuzzy, but it doesn't sound positive at all 
about AIR on Win8 mobile.

Also, no mention of Blackberry OS.

Tomislav

On 30.1.2013. 1:39, Mark Fuqua wrote:

In reading over the latest version, it seems like Adobe is saying no Air for
Windows 8 tablets/phones...is that a correct reading?

Seems like a dumb move for both Microsoft and Adobe.

Mark

-Original Message-
From: Alex Harui [mailto:aha...@adobe.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 6:42 PM
To: dev@flex.apache.org
Subject: Flash Platform Whitepaper

Hi Folks,

Adobe published an update to the Flash Platform Whitepaper today.  Most of
it doesn¹t directly affect us, but one item does: Adobe has decided to focus
its future runtime development on top of the existing architecture, as
opposed to a completely new architecture (Flash ³Next²) and language
(ActionScript ³Next²).  So Apache Flex doesn¹t have to worry about porting
to a new VM/language.  That should save us lots of time and distraction.

Go Apache Flex!
--
Alex Harui
Flex SDK Team
Adobe Systems, Inc.
http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui







RE: Flash Platform Whitepaper

2013-01-29 Thread Tianzhen Lin
Windows 8 is a dumb product for anyone to waste their time on.  :)

On the other hand, I am hoping Adobe would have AIR for Xbox and Play
Station.  Adobe has missed the whole mobile front with its incompetent
Flashlite and Flash-6-es-que player for Pocket PC.  Had Adobe put more
resources on mobile years earlier, its foothold in mobile would have been
much stronger.  I hope Adobe, with its new focus on gaming, would not repeat
its misstep and make some waves into console market.

Tangent

-Original Message-
From: Mark Fuqua [mailto:m...@availdata.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 7:40 PM
To: dev@flex.apache.org
Subject: RE: Flash Platform Whitepaper

In reading over the latest version, it seems like Adobe is saying no Air for
Windows 8 tablets/phones...is that a correct reading?

Seems like a dumb move for both Microsoft and Adobe.

Mark

-Original Message-
From: Alex Harui [mailto:aha...@adobe.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 6:42 PM
To: dev@flex.apache.org
Subject: Flash Platform Whitepaper

Hi Folks,

Adobe published an update to the Flash Platform Whitepaper today.  Most of
it doesn¹t directly affect us, but one item does: Adobe has decided to focus
its future runtime development on top of the existing architecture, as
opposed to a completely new architecture (Flash ³Next²) and language
(ActionScript ³Next²).  So Apache Flex doesn¹t have to worry about porting
to a new VM/language.  That should save us lots of time and distraction.

Go Apache Flex!
--
Alex Harui
Flex SDK Team
Adobe Systems, Inc.
http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui




Re: Flash Platform Whitepaper

2013-01-29 Thread Kevin Newman
I read the whole thing as Flash entering sunset mode. Basically, Adobe 
doesn't want to make their AIR package competitive, so they are throwing 
in the towel, while allowing Flash Player in the browser to coast to 
it's inevitable demise. That's my read anyway.


Kevin N.



Re: Flash Platform Whitepaper

2013-01-29 Thread Kevin Newman

On 1/29/2013 8:14 PM, Tianzhen Lin wrote:

I hope Adobe, with its new focus on gaming, would not repeat
its misstep and make some waves into console market.


The right play in my opinion would be to do exactly that - focus on 
gaming - then expand out to other types of apps like they did when Flash 
moved from animation, to video, to RIAs. They have a strong 
multi-platform app-store middleware product. But if you read closely, 
Adobe's narrative was never about a real focus on gaming, and was always 
more about leveraging their installed base, and desktop/laptop browser 
ubiquity. That failed when they couldn't sell premium features, and so 
they've cancelled the plans they had to advance Flash and AIR further, 
and have instead entered Flash into its end of life.


It's really a shame they'll put stage3d and AGAL to sleep with Flash. 
Any hope they'll mix those APIs with a new language, and create a 
preplacement middleware product (I'm voting for GoLang as the core 
language!)? A new brand couldn't hurt at this point.


Kevin N.



Re: Flash Platform Whitepaper

2013-01-29 Thread Avi Kessner
Read to me like they are working on making AS3 the new Javascript.  Just
saying. :)

brought to you by the letters A, V, and I
and the number 47


On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 7:56 AM, Kevin Newman  wrote:

> I read the whole thing as Flash entering sunset mode. Basically, Adobe
> doesn't want to make their AIR package competitive, so they are throwing in
> the towel, while allowing Flash Player in the browser to coast to it's
> inevitable demise. That's my read anyway.
>
> Kevin N.
>
>


Re: Flash Platform Whitepaper

2013-01-30 Thread Nicholas Kwiatkowski
Yeah... They tried that once already.  They submitted to have a large
portion of AS3 become the next ECMAScript -- and after a bit of a tizzy,
they were rejected.

-Nick

On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 1:46 AM, Avi Kessner  wrote:

> Read to me like they are working on making AS3 the new Javascript.  Just
> saying. :)
>
> brought to you by the letters A, V, and I
> and the number 47
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 7:56 AM, Kevin Newman 
> wrote:
>
> > I read the whole thing as Flash entering sunset mode. Basically, Adobe
> > doesn't want to make their AIR package competitive, so they are throwing
> in
> > the towel, while allowing Flash Player in the browser to coast to it's
> > inevitable demise. That's my read anyway.
> >
> > Kevin N.
> >
> >
>


Re: Flash Platform Whitepaper

2013-01-31 Thread sébastien Paturel

Good thing, we did not start to rewrite flex in AS4 :)
At least it proves that Adobe can change its strategic moves very 
quickly and 180° is always possible, even if you can't count on it of 
course.


Does this white paper mean that theres no plan to put Air on windows 8, 
even in captive runtime like iOs?
it would be a very bad news for Flex on short term (as a multi target 
SDK) if windows 8 has success and flex don't run on it.


Le 30/01/2013 00:42, Alex Harui a écrit :

Hi Folks,

Adobe published an update to the Flash Platform Whitepaper today.  Most of
it doesn¹t directly affect us, but one item does: Adobe has decided to focus
its future runtime development on top of the existing architecture, as
opposed to a completely new architecture (Flash ³Next²) and language
(ActionScript ³Next²).  So Apache Flex doesn¹t have to worry about porting
to a new VM/language.  That should save us lots of time and distraction.

Go Apache Flex!




Re: Flash Platform Whitepaper

2013-01-31 Thread Harbs
The flip-side is that it might affect Win 8 (or rather Metro) success…

That news is pretty disappointing. Of course this makes the HTML work all the 
more relevant… ;)

Harbs

On Jan 31, 2013, at 4:23 PM, sébastien Paturel wrote:

> Good thing, we did not start to rewrite flex in AS4 :)
> At least it proves that Adobe can change its strategic moves very quickly and 
> 180° is always possible, even if you can't count on it of course.
> 
> Does this white paper mean that theres no plan to put Air on windows 8, even 
> in captive runtime like iOs?
> it would be a very bad news for Flex on short term (as a multi target SDK) if 
> windows 8 has success and flex don't run on it.
> 
> Le 30/01/2013 00:42, Alex Harui a écrit :
>> Hi Folks,
>> 
>> Adobe published an update to the Flash Platform Whitepaper today.  Most of
>> it doesn¹t directly affect us, but one item does: Adobe has decided to focus
>> its future runtime development on top of the existing architecture, as
>> opposed to a completely new architecture (Flash ³Next²) and language
>> (ActionScript ³Next²).  So Apache Flex doesn¹t have to worry about porting
>> to a new VM/language.  That should save us lots of time and distraction.
>> 
>> Go Apache Flex!
> 



Re: Flash Platform Whitepaper

2013-01-31 Thread Nicholas Kwiatkowski
According to the whitepaper, there is no plans to support AIR on Windows 8
RT (ARM based processors, or tablets).  Windows 8 (Intel based processors,
or desktops), are still supported.

I'm not surprised by this move.  I see it more as a wait-and-see than
anything else.  Windows 8 RT has a *very* low take rate right now.  If they
are not supporting Linux, then not supporting Windows 8 RT is a no-brainer,
at this time.  I'm sure if Windows 8 RT becomes more popular they will
re-evaluate which platforms they want to support.

-Nick



On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 9:23 AM, sébastien Paturel
wrote:

> Good thing, we did not start to rewrite flex in AS4 :)
> At least it proves that Adobe can change its strategic moves very quickly
> and 180° is always possible, even if you can't count on it of course.
>
> Does this white paper mean that theres no plan to put Air on windows 8,
> even in captive runtime like iOs?
> it would be a very bad news for Flex on short term (as a multi target SDK)
> if windows 8 has success and flex don't run on it.
>
> Le 30/01/2013 00:42, Alex Harui a écrit :
>
>  Hi Folks,
>>
>> Adobe published an update to the Flash Platform Whitepaper today.  Most of
>> it doesn¹t directly affect us, but one item does: Adobe has decided to
>> focus
>> its future runtime development on top of the existing architecture, as
>> opposed to a completely new architecture (Flash ³Next²) and language
>> (ActionScript ³Next²).  So Apache Flex doesn¹t have to worry about porting
>> to a new VM/language.  That should save us lots of time and distraction.
>>
>> Go Apache Flex!
>>
>
>


RE: Flash Platform Whitepaper

2013-01-31 Thread Kessler CTR Mark J
Actually I think they said they will have AIR on Win8, but they are not making 
anything special for the Metro interface or what Adobe seems to be calling the 
"Modern UI".  However if you're not on the compatibility list  it will show up 
for the desktop, but not the "Modern UI".

"Flash Player release and debug players are available and supported for Windows 
8 Desktop and Modern UI experiences on both x86/64 and ARM platforms."

" Flash content not on the compatibility view list will not be displayed within 
Modern UI style Internet Explorer on Windows 8"

-Original Message-
From: Nicholas Kwiatkowski [mailto:nicho...@spoon.as] 
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 9:34 AM
To: dev@flex.apache.org
Subject: Re: Flash Platform Whitepaper

According to the whitepaper, there is no plans to support AIR on Windows 8
RT (ARM based processors, or tablets).  Windows 8 (Intel based processors,
or desktops), are still supported.

I'm not surprised by this move.  I see it more as a wait-and-see than
anything else.  Windows 8 RT has a *very* low take rate right now.  If they
are not supporting Linux, then not supporting Windows 8 RT is a no-brainer,
at this time.  I'm sure if Windows 8 RT becomes more popular they will
re-evaluate which platforms they want to support.

-Nick


RE: Flash Platform Whitepaper

2013-01-31 Thread Kessler CTR Mark J
Oops missed my reference... Here it is support for Windows 8 but not the Modern 
UI

" Adobe AIR is available and supported for Windows 8 Desktop on x86-based 
computers. Adobe currently has no plans to support Adobe AIR for Windows 8 
Modern UI applications"

-Original Message-
From: Kessler CTR Mark J [mailto:mark.kessler@usmc.mil] 
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 9:59 AM
To: dev@flex.apache.org
Subject: RE: Flash Platform Whitepaper

Actually I think they said they will have AIR on Win8, but they are not making 
anything special for the Metro interface or what Adobe seems to be calling the 
"Modern UI".  However if you're not on the compatibility list  it will show up 
for the desktop, but not the "Modern UI".

"Flash Player release and debug players are available and supported for Windows 
8 Desktop and Modern UI experiences on both x86/64 and ARM platforms."

" Flash content not on the compatibility view list will not be displayed within 
Modern UI style Internet Explorer on Windows 8"

-Original Message-
From: Nicholas Kwiatkowski [mailto:nicho...@spoon.as] 
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 9:34 AM
To: dev@flex.apache.org
Subject: Re: Flash Platform Whitepaper

According to the whitepaper, there is no plans to support AIR on Windows 8
RT (ARM based processors, or tablets).  Windows 8 (Intel based processors,
or desktops), are still supported.

I'm not surprised by this move.  I see it more as a wait-and-see than
anything else.  Windows 8 RT has a *very* low take rate right now.  If they
are not supporting Linux, then not supporting Windows 8 RT is a no-brainer,
at this time.  I'm sure if Windows 8 RT becomes more popular they will
re-evaluate which platforms they want to support.

-Nick


RE: Flash Platform Whitepaper

2013-01-31 Thread Avi Kessner
Microsoft was sued and lost a court case regarding 'metro uh so they had to
change it to 'modern ui' as far as I remember
On Jan 31, 2013 4:59 PM, "Kessler CTR Mark J" 
wrote:

> Actually I think they said they will have AIR on Win8, but they are not
> making anything special for the Metro interface or what Adobe seems to be
> calling the "Modern UI".  However if you're not on the compatibility list
>  it will show up for the desktop, but not the "Modern UI".
>
> "Flash Player release and debug players are available and supported for
> Windows 8 Desktop and Modern UI experiences on both x86/64 and ARM
> platforms."
>
> " Flash content not on the compatibility view list will not be displayed
> within Modern UI style Internet Explorer on Windows 8"
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Nicholas Kwiatkowski [mailto:nicho...@spoon.as]
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 9:34 AM
> To: dev@flex.apache.org
> Subject: Re: Flash Platform Whitepaper
>
> According to the whitepaper, there is no plans to support AIR on Windows 8
> RT (ARM based processors, or tablets).  Windows 8 (Intel based processors,
> or desktops), are still supported.
>
> I'm not surprised by this move.  I see it more as a wait-and-see than
> anything else.  Windows 8 RT has a *very* low take rate right now.  If they
> are not supporting Linux, then not supporting Windows 8 RT is a no-brainer,
> at this time.  I'm sure if Windows 8 RT becomes more popular they will
> re-evaluate which platforms they want to support.
>
> -Nick
>


RE: Flash Platform Whitepaper

2013-01-31 Thread Mike Chambers
AIR is supported on Windows 8 desktop on x86 machines.

mike chambers

m...@adobe.com

-Original Message-
From: Kessler CTR Mark J [mailto:mark.kessler@usmc.mil] 
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 6:59 AM
To: dev@flex.apache.org
Subject: RE: Flash Platform Whitepaper

Actually I think they said they will have AIR on Win8, but they are not making 
anything special for the Metro interface or what Adobe seems to be calling the 
"Modern UI".  However if you're not on the compatibility list  it will show up 
for the desktop, but not the "Modern UI".

"Flash Player release and debug players are available and supported for Windows 
8 Desktop and Modern UI experiences on both x86/64 and ARM platforms."

" Flash content not on the compatibility view list will not be displayed within 
Modern UI style Internet Explorer on Windows 8"



Re: Flash Platform Whitepaper

2013-01-31 Thread Alex Gatica
i think i dindnt make myself clear, i was wondering if we could talk in
skype or something cause i really need help and im running out of options,
i would appreciate th help

2013/1/31 Mike Chambers 

> AIR is supported on Windows 8 desktop on x86 machines.
>
> mike chambers
>
> m...@adobe.com
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Kessler CTR Mark J [mailto:mark.kessler@usmc.mil]
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 6:59 AM
> To: dev@flex.apache.org
> Subject: RE: Flash Platform Whitepaper
>
> Actually I think they said they will have AIR on Win8, but they are not
> making anything special for the Metro interface or what Adobe seems to be
> calling the "Modern UI".  However if you're not on the compatibility list
>  it will show up for the desktop, but not the "Modern UI".
>
> "Flash Player release and debug players are available and supported for
> Windows 8 Desktop and Modern UI experiences on both x86/64 and ARM
> platforms."
>
> " Flash content not on the compatibility view list will not be displayed
> within Modern UI style Internet Explorer on Windows 8"
>
>


RE: Flash Platform Whitepaper

2013-01-31 Thread Mike Chambers
Feel free to email me directly : m...@adobe.com

-Original Message-
From: Alex Gatica [mailto:alex.gatica...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 8:58 AM
To: dev@flex.apache.org
Subject: Re: Flash Platform Whitepaper

i think i dindnt make myself clear, i was wondering if we could talk in skype 
or something cause i really need help and im running out of options, i would 
appreciate th help

2013/1/31 Mike Chambers 

> AIR is supported on Windows 8 desktop on x86 machines.
>
> mike chambers
>
> m...@adobe.com
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Kessler CTR Mark J [mailto:mark.kessler@usmc.mil]
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 6:59 AM
> To: dev@flex.apache.org
> Subject: RE: Flash Platform Whitepaper
>
> Actually I think they said they will have AIR on Win8, but they are 
> not making anything special for the Metro interface or what Adobe 
> seems to be calling the "Modern UI".  However if you're not on the 
> compatibility list  it will show up for the desktop, but not the "Modern UI".
>
> "Flash Player release and debug players are available and supported 
> for Windows 8 Desktop and Modern UI experiences on both x86/64 and ARM 
> platforms."
>
> " Flash content not on the compatibility view list will not be 
> displayed within Modern UI style Internet Explorer on Windows 8"
>
>