I've ready half a dozen articles on OpenLaszlo.org and I like it. It's another option.
-r On Friday, August 29, 2008, at 02:59PM, "Doug McCune" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >God forgive me, for I have sinned. I am responding to a thread I know >I absolutely should not have replied to. Sorry for encouraging the >ranting, I just couldn't not reply when this amazing email came into >my inbox. Robert, I'll address each paragraph one at a time and tell >you exactly why this message, as well as the ones you have been >sending in the last day or so, are in fact complete spam and worthy of >the comments you have received. > >On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 2:33 PM, Robert Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> OpenLaszlo.org supports Flex, Flash, Silverlight, AJAX, soon Quicktime > >Simply incorrect. OpenLaszlo has been around for years and has always >targeted both the Flash runtime and AJAX. That's what it does and >that's what it has always done. You write an app and you can target >Flash or DHTML. There it no support for Silverlight, there is no >"support" for Flex (what woudl that even mean?), I don't know what you >are suggesting when you claim they "support" Quicktime but that >doesn't even make sense. If you are going to make wild claims please >back them up with references so we can verify. I also want to point >out that this sentence and only one other short sentence later in this >message (also completely factually incorrect) are the only two parts >of this email that have anything at all to do with the subject of this >thread. > >> First of all to the gentlemen suggesting I'm slamming the list. I am not and >> I take offense at that. Don't accuse me when I am responding to someone >> else. I posted only 2 original posts and they were in the best interest of >> the [flexcoders] community, some agreed, some did not. Do not accuse me of >> spamming unless you are from Adobe and moderating this list. > >This has nothing to do with the topic you posted. If you have a gripe >about someone's reply then reply to that. By creating a new thread and >filling it with completely unrelated paragraphs like this you are in >fact spamming the list. > >> Second of all, I've been continuing to research this, and have a simple >> answer to the "Runtime Wars" that are very real and goign on and are a part >> of the acquisition of Scene7 which DIRECTLY RELATES TO FLEXCODERS. Don't >> question, Mr. Person who accuses me of spamming, my motives when I'm trying >> to get to the bottom of this. > >Completely unrelated to the subject you posted. > >> Thirdly, OpenLazlo.org has also scene the shifting going on in the industry >> between Silverlight and Flex/Swf, Quicktime SDK, and others and has begun >> and open source solution. So there you have it. Do not accuse me and get >> aggressive without doing your own research. > >Again, OpenLazlo has been around for years, I assume most people on >this list know about it. And even if not this post does not provide >any new information whatsoever, and instead only provides misleading >and factual incorrect information. > >> I'm in this to better our investments in time and money (for those who care >> about it). If you continue to defame me with an accusation of Spamming you >> better back it up with an Original Posting by me that is off topic. I am not >> Spamming, and if you feel I have, show me, and If it's true I will stop it. >> But I intend to get to the bottom of this legally or otherwise. > >Fine, cheers, have fun. But this post does not have any information >regarding the topic you posted, so please keep the personal monologues >under wraps unless you are talking about something. You want an >original posting that is off-topic? THIS ONE. > >> EVERYONE BE AN INDIVIDUAL: Don't let anyone sucker you into thinking for >> you. Do your own research and look to OpenLaszlo.org which appears to be a >> noble effort recognizing the struggles going on in Adobe with the >> resignation of the CEO last Fall. > >Again, OpenLazlo is not new. It has nothing to do with the Adobe CEO >at all. Do your own research before spamming with incorrect >information please. > >> [flexcoders] should be aware that they have multiple options and One blasted >> person trying to tape my mouth shut by claiming I'm spamming had better be >> from Adobe and not just another developer trying to cut-down free speech >> that IS ON TOPIC WITH THE FUTURE of our Investment in Time and Money. Do any >> of us want to waste 4 years only to find out it was for not? > >I don't think anyone is denying there are multiple options, we're just >saying that you going off on long rants without any information of >substance is getting annoying. > >> If you claim I'm spamming the list by providing a URL, my URL earlier posted >> was so I could present the research I'm doing w/o posting to this group and >> offending people like you who just get in the way. > >No, we're claiming you're spamming the list by messages exactly like these. > >> I like the earlier posting of the individual lady who said, let it live, or >> feed it. The comments thereafter were uneeded and more contrary to the >> policies of polite procedure of this group than trying to inform. others. >> I've been there, I've been screwed by a large company who did a very similar >> thing that is happening now; so if you don't want to listen, skip the >> posting and stop accusing me. > >God, I really wanted to skip it, I just couldn't... it's a weakness of >mine, I have a hard time letting ridiculousness pass by without >calling it out. You, my friend, are being ridiculous. >
