Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Builder on Linux been scrapped ?

2009-05-05 Thread Tom Chiverton
On Friday 01 May 2009, daxdr9 wrote: This is hardly a surprise given the current economic conditions, assuming the ROI isn't there for the FB Linux product at this time. Your kidding, right ? 200 votes. Assume each of those averages out at 5 real people (not everyone is on line, not everyone

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Builder on Linux been scrapped ?

2009-05-05 Thread Tom Chiverton
On Tuesday 05 May 2009, Tom Chiverton wrote: FB Pro is 500 quid, so that's a hundred thousand pounds, right there. That's around about 5 man years. That's with out the multiple of 5, by the way... -- Helping to dynamically maximize meta-services as part of the IT team of the year, '09 and

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Builder on Linux been scrapped ?

2009-05-05 Thread Gregor Kiddie
] On Behalf Of Tom Chiverton Sent: 05 May 2009 09:34 To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Builder on Linux been scrapped ? On Friday 01 May 2009, daxdr9 wrote: This is hardly a surprise given the current economic conditions, assuming the ROI isn't

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Builder on Linux been scrapped ?

2009-05-05 Thread Tom Chiverton
On Tuesday 05 May 2009, Gregor Kiddie wrote: You have cheap developers ;) You know where most of Adobe's developers are, right ? Plus, it's just Java grunt work, I naively assume :-) Plus, the team isn't going to be 1 person for 5 years, say they have a team of 20 on it (developers, testers,

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Builder on Linux been scrapped ?

2009-05-04 Thread Howard Fore
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 12:49 PM, john fisher j...@jpfisher.net wrote: 2) My company is a Linux shop and no license money is available for experimental projects; CTO wants Java and the only way I can convince him Flex/Flash is better is to show something else that works. How were you going to

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Builder on Linux been scrapped ?

2009-05-04 Thread john fisher
Howard, once something gets traction, then licenses and boxes can be bought. In spite of our stripped to the bone status, money somehow appears for projects that have to get done. Howard Fore wrote: How were you going to buy Flex Builder even if it was going to be available on Linux?

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Builder on Linux been scrapped ?

2009-05-01 Thread Sam Lai
controlled subsidiaries and affiliates... Paul Andrews wrote: - Original Message - From: Kelly To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 2:39 AM Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Builder on Linux been scrapped ? Microsoft deep scans your hard drives and transmits

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Builder on Linux been scrapped ?

2009-05-01 Thread Sam Lai
: Kelly To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 2:39 AM Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Builder on Linux been scrapped ? Microsoft deep scans your hard drives and transmits home. This is admitted in their patents. This is data mining on a level Orwell could never have

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Builder on Linux been scrapped ?

2009-05-01 Thread john fisher
Well most or all decisions are based on emotion, despite what we rationalists think, but I take your point. I'd like to write something here thats actually useful and might contribute a tiny item to the knowledge pile at Adobe, without boring everybody with personal details- 1) windows + Adobe

[flexcoders] Re: Flex Builder on Linux been scrapped ?

2009-04-30 Thread daxdr9
This is hardly a surprise given the current economic conditions, assuming the ROI isn't there for the FB Linux product at this time. Does anyone really not own at least one Windows-based PC or Apple computer? (I'm sure there are people who only run Linux--a very small percentage, though) If

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Builder on Linux been scrapped ?

2009-04-30 Thread Paul Andrews
- Original Message - From: Kelly To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 2:39 AM Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Builder on Linux been scrapped ? Microsoft deep scans your hard drives and transmits home. This is admitted in their patents

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Builder on Linux been scrapped ?

2009-04-30 Thread Sam Lai
Why do conversations about Linux always devolve into an MS-bashing thread, often based on unfounded assumptions? Take it off-list. 2009/5/1 Kelly dek...@gmail.com: Microsoft deep scans your hard drives and transmits home. This is admitted in their patents. This is data mining on a level

[flexcoders] Re: Flex Builder on Linux been scrapped ?

2009-04-29 Thread Tony Obermeit
i just had a peak at IntelliJ's features it doesn't seem to do cf--so its useless to me. if you do cf/java/flex/air i think it will be kind of hard to escape eclipse. http://coldfusion-in-idea.blogspot.com/ There is a plug in for cold fusion for IntelliJ. I also read on another blog

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Builder on Linux been scrapped ?

2009-04-29 Thread Jeffry Houser
Tony Obermeit wrote: i just had a peak at IntelliJ's features it doesn't seem to do cf--so its useless to me. if you do cf/java/flex/air i think it will be kind of hard to escape eclipse. http://coldfusion-in-idea.blogspot.com/ There is a plug in for cold fusion for

[flexcoders] Re: Flex Builder on Linux been scrapped ?

2009-04-29 Thread Tony Obermeit