The URLS under tradmarks are mistyped, but otherwise looks good on my side. Once corrections are done and this is submitted, I'll write a wrap-up blog post and get that online on the public side too.
-Nick On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com> wrote: > Sorry, updating subjectŠ > > > On 12/2/13 1:03 PM, "Alex Harui" <aha...@adobe.com> wrote: > > Time for the next report. Please review and comment. > > Thanks, > -Alex > > ------------- > Apache Flex is an application framework for easily building Flash-based > applications for mobile devices, the browser and desktop. > > RELEASES > Apache Flex SDK 4.11.0 was released on 10/28/13. > Apache Flex Installer 2.7.0 was also released on 10/28/13. > > ACTIVITY > Activity in Apache Flex continues to be in two main areas: improvements > To the existing Adobe Flash Platform-dependent code base, including the > releases listed above, and prototyping ways to create a version of Flex > that is independent from the Adobe Flash Platform. There is another group > working on Maven-related tools for the existing code base. > > In the past three months we've seen: > - Continued JIRA activity (more bugs raised than resolved however) > - More folks contributing and eventually becoming committers. > > Other highlights: > -Over 60 bugs were fixed in 4.11.0. > -We adopted a set of guidelines/by-laws. They are on our wiki at: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLEX/Guidelines > > COMMUNITY > -Stephan Plath added as committer on 11/17/13. > -Benoit Wiart added as committer on 11/8/13. > -Cosma Colanicchia added as committer on 10/17/13. > -Tom Chiverton added as a committer on 9/30/13. > -Maurice Amsellem added as a committer on 9/28/13. > -Darrell Loverin added as a committer on 9/13/13. > -Maurice Amsellem promoted from committer to PMC on 11/9/13. > -Latest analytics include over 3000 hits per day on the website during the > work week (less on weekends). > -There were more than 3000 installs of 4.11.0 in > the month since its release. > > AREAS OF CONCERN (FROM LAST REPORT) > -RELEASE EFFORT: In the last report we reported that "getting a release > out seems more difficult than it should be because folks don't start > serious testing on the first RCs so important bugs are found just before > the VOTE ends and another RC has to be made." > For the 4.11 release, we adopted "carry-over" voting based on a > suggestion from a board member. If there were minor changes to the > release artifacts, you could carry over your vote from the prior > release candidate. That, and I think just having more > experience in cutting releases made the 4.11 release go much more smoothly. > -NUMBER OF ACTIVE COMMITTERS: In the last report we reported that "even > though 200 bugs were fixed in 4.10.0, the majority were done by one > committer." Over the past 3 months, six new people made contributions and > were voted in as committers. > > TRADEMARKS > -It was discovered that an external entity was using the apacheflex.com to > redirect to their web site. They were notified and have changed the > redirect to the Apache Flex website. They have offered to have Apache take > over the domain apacheflex.com. We need to figure out how to do this. > -It looks like the new version of Flex is going to be called FlexJS. We > need to find out if we need to trademark that name. We will be contacting > trademarks@ shortly. > > > INFRASTRUCTURE > * I'm still hoping to find time to resolve INFRA-4380 (attachments in old > Flex bugs). > > > > > > > > >
