s/QR/Qt
On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Lorin Beer <[email protected]>wrote: > +1 Bada/webOS/QR > > echoing Michael's point, I'd like to see usage stats on the older BB > platforms. BB10 should absolutely be the focus, but If they are currently > being used, mothballing may be premature. Revisiting the issues regularly, > and making one based on usage stats makes the most sense to me. > > > On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Filip Maj <[email protected]> wrote: > > > +1 all of them, Java and Air implementations of BlackBerry as well. > > > > For the older implementations of BlackBerry, nothing is stopping anyone > > from using that code. The fact is that Java and Air-related fixes have > not > > been going in regularly. The implementations are stable enough that > > drawing a line in the sand and saying no more active support for the > older > > BB SDKs is acceptable in my opinion. > > > > On 3/17/13 11:44 AM, "Michael Brooks" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> > > >> As far as bb 6 and 7, I am sure the majority of devices out there are > > >>BB 6 > > >> and 7. BB10 just came out so there can't be that many yet. Developers > > >>don't > > >> seem to be interested in those platform though and I think the focus > > >>should > > >> be on BB10. > > > > > > > > >It would probably be more accurate to say "BlackBerry Java" which > includes > > >BB 4.6/5/6/7 - yep, we "support" all the way back 4.6 although no one > > >tests > > >that far back anymore. > > > > > >I've heard BlackBerry voice the opinion that they would like to see > Apache > > >Cordova focus solely on BlackBerry 10. However, PhoneGap/Build has seen > a > > >large demand for BlackBerry 5 and 6. > > > > > >+1 Bada > > > > > >+1 webOS - we may want to bring this out of the Attic in the future > > > > > >+1 QR - we may want to bring it this out of the Attic when gearing up > for > > >Ubuntu Phone > > > > > >+0 BB - I want to talk with the our PhoneGap/Build team to better > > >understand their stance. I'd also like Ken or Jeff from BlackBerry to > > >chime > > >in with their opinion. > > > > > >On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Anis KADRI <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > >> +1 to kill those platforms and archive them in the attic :-D > > >> > > >> If WebOS, Qt become relevant again we can revive them from the attic. > > >> > > >> > > >> On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Anis KADRI <[email protected]> > > >>wrote: > > >> > > >> > According to [1]: > > >> > > > >> > "Projects whose PMC are unable to muster 3 votes for a release, who > > >>have > > >> > no active committers or are unable to fulfill their reporting duties > > >>to > > >> the > > >> > board are all good candidates for the Attic." > > >> > > > >> > I believe those projects satisfy the "no active committers" > argument. > > >> > > > >> > I don't see any active committers for Bada, Qt or WebOS. > > >> > > > >> > Markus Leutwyler is the only WebOS committer and is no longer > > >>employed by > > >> > the company that is in charge of it and I am not sure if he's still > > >> > interested in maintaining it. There are still devices out there I am > > >>sure > > >> > but no new devices are getting shipped. > > >> > > > >> > Bada is officially dead [2] but they still released an SDK a couple > of > > >> > weeks ago [3] O_O! They still owned #4 spot in Q3 2012 ahead of > > >>Windows > > >> > Phone [4] > > >> > > > >> > As far as bb 6 and 7, I am sure the majority of devices out there > are > > >>BB > > >> 6 > > >> > and 7. BB10 just came out so there can't be that many yet. > Developers > > >> don't > > >> > seem to be interested in those platform though and I think the focus > > >> should > > >> > be on BB10. > > >> > > > >> > [1] http://attic.apache.org/ > > >> > [2] > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/samsung-scraps-bada-os-folds-it- > > >>tizen/2013-02-25 > > >> > [3] http://static.bada.com/releasenotes/2.0.6.html > > >> > [4] http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2237315 > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 10:15 PM, Brian LeRoux <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > > >> >> The question has come up about our continued support for: > > >> >> > > >> >> - bada > > >> >> - webos > > >> >> - qt > > >> >> - bb6 & bb7 > > >> >> > > >> >> Nobody is currently actively maintaining Bada, and Qt. However, I > > >> >> could see us wanting to keep Qt around given Ubuntu Phone. There > are > > >> >> no new webOS devices, though rumours persist they could happen, it > > >> >> seems like its more of a ceremony than real support. The older BB > > >> >> platforms are maintained but the real focus is BB10. > > >> >> > > >> >> Thoughts? > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > >
