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> On Nov 30, 2015, at 12:25 PM, Dirk @ Google <dlemmerm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Companies like the one in question need to know if something will be > supported. „Not discontinued“ is not good enough for them. > > Dirk > >> Am 30.11.2015 um 18:20 schrieb Tomas Mikula <tomas.mik...@gmail.com>: >> >> The same blog post of Shay says that "Oracle never discontinues products." >> At least not officially. So there you have that. >> >> Given that the biggest achievement of JavaFX 9 will be if old things keep >> working in JDK 9, I wouldn't expect any new exciting JavaFX developments >> coming from Oracle. >> >> On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 11:13 AM, Dirk @ Google <dlemmerm...@gmail.com >> <mailto:dlemmerm...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> Hi there, >> >> there has been quite a shake-up in the JavaFX community last week when Shay >> Almog (Codename One) first responded to a blog of mine >> (dlemmermann.wordpress.com <http://dlemmermann.wordpress.com/>) with a lot >> of negative comments regarding JavaFX and its future. He then followed up >> with a long blog asking the question „Should Oracle Spring-Clean JavaFX“ >> (https://www.codenameone.com/blog/should-oracle-spring-clean-javafx.html >> <https://www.codenameone.com/blog/should-oracle-spring-clean-javafx.html> >> <https://www.codenameone.com/blog/should-oracle-spring-clean-javafx.html >> <https://www.codenameone.com/blog/should-oracle-spring-clean-javafx.html>>). >> >> I do understand that it is often a good strategy to not comment on stuff >> like this because commenting would just draw attention to it, but we have >> now reached the point where potential customers are questioning the >> sustainability of a JavaFX-based solution. They are now wondering if JavaFX >> will still be around in a few years. In my specific case the customer >> demands an answer from me and my partners within the next week, and if not >> convincing they will go with something / someone else. We will loose a >> contract worth around one million dollars because of one blog written by >> Shay with no follow-up from Oracle. >> >> What is needed is an official statement from Oracle / Oracle employees / >> JavaFX development team, saying that Oracle is still committed to JavaFX and >> that it will still be around for a while. Can somebody please do that? >> >> Dirk >
