I agree with Jihoon here 100%. I think this would be a great addition to MyFaces.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kito D. Mann - Author, JavaServer Faces in Action http://www.virtua.com - JSF/Java EE consulting, training, and mentoring http://www.JSFCentral.com - JavaServer Faces FAQ, news, and info phone: +1 203-653-2989 fax: +1 203-653-2988 * Sign up for the JSF Central newsletter! http://oi.vresp.com/?fid=ac048d0e17 * > -----Original Message----- > From: Jihoon Kim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 1:00 PM > To: MyFaces Development > Subject: Re: [VOTE] To have MyFaces Alchemy as a subproject > > Okay, since Flash is ubiquitous and freely available, I did not expect > issues regarding support of Flash [only of Flex which has been open > sourced through MPL]. As mentioned by Grant in the below post, Apache > has projects that supports PDF and Excel [which too are ubiquitous > with the second one having a fee], so don't know why Flash is an issue > to be supported by Apache. > > One additional note that I did not wish to bring up previously when > this debate began is, why has Apache actually supported the Java > language when it was proprietary to Sun? I mean under the statement > that Apache should only promote open source tools, then it should have > used other language that was not owned by a specific company. > > That's my thought regarding this issue. > > On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 1:26 AM, Matthias Wessendorf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> I'm still voting -1 on having a flash-based project within MyFaces > >> unless someone can show that this code works with a non-proprietory > >> Flash player. > > > > I doubt that. > > > >> > >> I'd be happy to see this project succeed, but not here at Apache. > This > >> foundation exists to promote open source software, not provide > wrappers > >> for proprietory tools. > > > > true. > > on the incubator list was not much interested in that project as > well. > > perhaps google code or codehaus may be the right place ? > > > >> > >> Regards, > >> Simon > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Matthias Wessendorf > > > > further stuff: > > blog: http://matthiaswessendorf.wordpress.com/ > > sessions: http://www.slideshare.net/mwessendorf > > mail: matzew-at-apache-dot-org > > > > > > -- > Sincerely, > > Ji Hoon Kim
