With all my respect, I do not understand the people who want linux with some sort of "priority" destination in AIR ... In the business world, very few people work with Linux. The very few who work with that OS, will most likely have a PC at hand. On the other hand, "hardcore" Linux users (programmers and system people), in general, care very little about the products that can be developed with AIR (in many cases interactive multimedia) ... You have to be realistic and propose realistic things (and what really are priorities). Agree that everyone has their priorities, but within a general vision, there are a series of common priorities for all. The first is to keep AIR running and updated for windows, mac, Android and iOS. This obviously includes Android 64bis (which is what they are working on now). Adding features to desktop is not a priority right now (it is very powerfull as it is). It will be necessary in the future, and Harman has announced that they will also take care of that part in the future. The next priority is to create a website with information, tutorials, examples (and a forum). Make the community involved and participatory. And advertise it. This is totally fundamental, since easily accessible tutorials are what will bring people closer to AIR. Above ANY NEW feature. Because if you cannot find information easily and clearly online, nobody will know what can be done with it ... Next is to move forward with everything (possible) that is a real lack ("fundamental") within the technology. Little by little (there will be nothing "revolutionary" in a year). Another feature that some see as fundamental, is that AIR can compile to web destination ... Of course it would be very good, but this is not realistic at this moment in time. It is impossible that Harman (or anyone else) can implement this in a few months ... when they will also have other realistic priorities. Personally for us, a web output does not seem so fundamental, for several things: The type of products for which AIR is more optimal (interactive multimedia), no longer fits as much in the web as in the era of the Flash Player. Today, what I see most on the web, are "responsive" html5 pages with vertical scroll. For this there is absolutely nothing better than developing it in pure html5 + css + javascript. They are informative content with some small animations, but they are not interactive multimedia products. It has nothing to do with the type of products for which AIR has more potential ... Yes, it is possible to talk about developing "webapps" (which I suppose is what some refer to). But to develop pure webapps of a certain level, from my point of view, it is better to do it within a pure html5 / javascript framework or a specific UI app framework that compiles for web (DOM, not canvas). AIR is not as optimal for such "browser output projects", and probably never will be. Because, I insist, actually Flash / AIR started as a multimedia platform, and not as a specific platform for (web) UI apps. For me the global problem is more for developers who work on a "complex product". In those cases, they have to make a determination whether or not they continue with AIR. In our case, luckily, we work more in services with a series of small "products", which are easily portable to other technologies at any time. Of course, what we work with AIR (once again) is pure interactive multimedia, and for that there is absolutely nothing that comes close in any other technology. Anything (in that area) that we port to another technology, has fewer features (or is less "optimized"). An example: html5 canvas, as "output" is crap. We only see problems, slowness, defects ... And this cannot be "fixed" by any framework or environment, because we all depend on that "runtime" (which will not improve in the short term). In short, what I have said other times. AIR is very good for a number of project types, but it is not optimal or perfect for "anything". If we want to develop for all this other type of destinations we must learn other environments and ecosystems. There's no more... For our part, we will continue working on AIR for presentations, events, and interactive multimedia in general, because our situation allows it and because it is the best technology for all this. Consider other technologies as an option for these things, nowadays is a waste of time. We also work with them, but for "other types of products". Finally, comment that what is happening now with AIR, will happen to you with any other type of development environment in the future. You will have to recycle, because the technology will be "abandoned" (or will have less relevance) at some point.
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