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Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:20:12 -0500
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Subject: Re: IRC Channel link on website?
From: Michel Boudreau <michelboudreau@gmail.com>
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I like the idea Bertrand. I changed the title of the chan to "Apache Flex
Help Channel".

M

On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Alex Harui <aharui@adobe.com> wrote:

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>
>
> On 1/11/12 6:10 AM, "Nicolas COQUELET" <nicolascoquelet@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > IMHO, I think users like choose theirs places for discuss and ask help,
> > like forums, chat rooms or user mailing list.
> > Newbies probably prefer forums or chat room to ml.
> > This will keep user ml for passionate people and expert discussion.
> > So Flex channel can become the "Main Flex User Channel" without affiliate
> > with apache project, maybe with a link in community page as has
> > been suggested.
> To be clear, I would like there to be two mailing lists someday.  Flex-dev
> which is what you are using now to discuss how to modify the framework and
> other assets in the project (logos), and flex-user for folks who are using
> the framework and have questions.  This seems to be the successful pattern
> used by other Apache projects.
>
> Anyone is welcome to create their own discussion forum or channel and the
> one at StackOverflow and FlexCoders will continue on.  And I believe they
> can call their forum or channel anything they want as long as they don't
> use
> Apache in the name.
>
> Do they need links from the Apache Flex page?  I would say no,
> Stackoverflow
> has done just fine without any references from Adobe.  A good community
> will
> make noise and get heard via other methods.
> --
> Alex Harui
> Flex SDK Team
> Adobe Systems, Inc.
> http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
>
>


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Michel Boudreau

"If at first you don't succeed, use a bigger hammer." - Unofficial motto of
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