> Also, "or unless macromedia releases their compiler for free (unlikely)"
> I won't say this is or is not likely, but I would guess that much of
> what we have released lately (a public alpha, a cmd line compiler, an
> eclipse based tool, the Flex framework with that tool, etc) would have
> been considered "unlikely" by many even a few weeks ago, and yet here
> they are. Your guess is pretty reasonable here, but we like surprising
> ourselves too :)
As Claus said, that would be a very nice surprise. And yes, the public
alpha surprised me very much, and it is highly appreciated. Alone that
you wouldn't rule it out completely has me at the edge of my chair. :)
Potential users could get their feet wet with the free compiler, and
when a bigger project comes along they might decide Flexbuilder would
facilitate their work significantly. But it wouldn't only lower the
threshold for new and occasional developers who make a conscious
decision to add AS3 to their portfolio, some would learn it to make
desired changes in open-source Flash based applications they use.
Also, should an open-source AS3 compiler emerge, it would be one more
reason to ensure 100% compatibility with the "official" Macromedia
compiler.
Finally, I'd really enjoy pointing Slashdot trolls to the download
page and tell them to try it, since it's a standard based language and
they wouldn't have anything to lose. :)
mark
On 10/27/05, David Mendels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Claus,
>
> >
> > i also can't rely on the MMC alone, because my contributors
> > (who are not "flashers") are never going to buy it. i need an
> > open source compiler. i can't tell my contributors to buy a
> > compiler to compile code they gracefully contribute, and DENG
> > contributors are hard enough to find.
>
> For my own clarity, is your concern that the Macromedia standalone
> compiler is not open source, not free ("less than $1000"), or both?
>
> Also, "or unless macromedia releases their compiler for free (unlikely)"
> I won't say this is or is not likely, but I would guess that much of
> what we have released lately (a public alpha, a cmd line compiler, an
> eclipse based tool, the Flex framework with that tool, etc) would have
> been considered "unlikely" by many even a few weeks ago, and yet here
> they are. Your guess is pretty reasonable here, but we like surprising
> ourselves too :)
>
> "i can't tell my contributors to buy a compiler to compile code they
> gracefully contribute, and DENG contributors are hard enough to find."
> So how many copies of the compiler would you need? I'd hate to hink the
> fate of Deng hung on just a couple of copies of a compiler.
>
> Regards,
> David
> Macromedia
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