So sorry - if any one responded to this post - my server has crashed for the last couple of days and all email has been down...
If anyone has a response for my post (below) please send to uglyshz-at-gmail.com - thank you:) --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "1charmedlife" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > I'm a total noob to Flex, after years of working in Flash MX and doing > my own web work for 1.0 companies who wanted Flashy Things, I got out > of the business, but am now going into a business that very much will > need a custom application and it looks like Flex is probably a > suitable platform. > > We're looking to achieve the following: > > 1. Our application needs to work cross-platform/cross-browser and > include (on the flashy side) something like the DisplayShelf Component > <http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/components/tutorial-displayshelf-co\ > mponent/> over at QuietlyScheming > GUI for asset collections. Navigating through a picture of the > asset, then selecting the image should bring up all the underlying > asset data. We do not yet have a spec on what kind of database this > should all be kept in but are open to suggestions. > > 2. Application will include "sharable" databases (users can decide to > make their collection of assets browseable by other members or not). > > 3. Application will include transactional orders by users (no > eCommerce at this time - tranactional components are billable to > physical users accounts only). > > 4. Application itself will be free - so use of Open Source code or > code under MIT license is preferable. > > So, in light of those things, the questions I have are: > > 1. Is Flex an appropriate platform for something like this? > > 2. What's the best way to find folks who might want to bid on or > otherwise get involved with our project? > > We're an alpha stage company running on um... our day jobs and a few > credit cards at this point, so anyone willing to help us get a scope > of work, time and labor requirements, etc. would help us a lot! > > Thanks for your answers or suggestions:) >
