RE: [flexcoders] Re: FDS licensing

2007-05-01 Thread Samuel R. Neff
We don't use FDS. There are many alternatives like WebORB, OpenAMF, Red5, AMFPHP, Fluorine. http://www.themidnightcoders.com/weborb/ http://osflash.org/projects And of course Flex supports Web Services, XML over HTTP, XMLSocket, binary Socket, and other communication mechanisms. In our

RE: [flexcoders] Re: FDS licensing

2007-05-01 Thread Matt Chotin
So I'm one of the Product Managers and we've said this repeatedly on the forums, if you have a use-case and the price is an issue, talk to our sales reps and see if something can be worked out. We're not trying to be in the business of ripping anyone off, and we believe we have an offering that

Re: [flexcoders] Re: FDS licensing

2007-05-01 Thread Carlos Rovira
I'm in the game for some years now and use AMFPHP, OpenAMF, and other products and without entering in price comments I must say that LCDS is other world in terms of RIA productivity and posibilities. The Flexibility and features are simply not comparable rigth now, is like comparing AJAX and

RE: [flexcoders] Re: FDS licensing

2007-05-01 Thread Matt Chotin
Definitely appreciate the feedback Simon. The pricing is something we are thinking about (I'm not just saying it) so we do hope to find a way to allow more companies that are price-constrained particpate. Sorry that the negotiating hasn't gone well for you, if it's something you're still