the flexcoders list is independent of macromedia. We
just happen to have several macromedia people who subscribe-to and pay attention
to the goings on on this list. (which I think is smart long term as it
allows mm to keep a pulse on the community and use a feedback mechanism that is
independent of their internal systems).
Any changes to forums, mailing lists, newsgroups, rss
feeds, etc. that Macromedia provides will have no effect on flexcoders.
(This sort of info is something that really should go in a regular
FAQ...)
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Ronald Kinion
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From: Eric Raymond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 11:31 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [flexcoders]Re: random flexcoders notes
While I don't want to take anything away from FlexCodersand Yahoo
Groups, it does feel a bit odd that Macromedia uses this list as well
as maintaining a Flex Forum on their own site.
It seems likethe response to all the issues is "We don't have any
control over Yahoo groups" and "We really don't want to move away from
FlexCoders". My gut says this really means that "We have even less
control over the forums which provide even less capability today".
How much effort would it take to add a few more features to Macromedia
Forums so that it simply works for the community's needs? A week or
so? I'm guessing it is less effort to make the changes than to
overcome the momentum and politics that make change slow and involved.
The irony is that Macromedia makes the tools which many have used to
build similiar functionality. There is a "corporate pride" card to be
played here.
Assuming that Macromedia does start using it's Forums more heavily, it
should be fairly easy to push new content from the Forum to FlexCoders
for those who are slow to migrate.
