Board Report 2021 06

Board Report 2021 06

DESCRIPTION

Apache Royale implements the principles of Apache Flex to support development of applications designed for JavaScript instead of Adobe Flash/AIR runtimes. Apache Royale improves developer productivity in creating applications to run wherever JavaScript runs, including on browsers, in Apache Cordova applications, on Node, and on other platforms.

ISSUES

There are no issues requiring board attention at this time.

RELEASES

• Apache Royale 0.9.4 was released on November 14 2018
• Apache Royale 0.9.6 was released on October 1 2019
• Apache Royale 0.9.7 was released on May 13 2020

ACTIVITY

We have several questions from users interesting in using Apache Royale not only for project migration, but also for new projects. We have been trying to answer some questions, but some of them are staying unanswered due to unavailability of volunteers for that. One of the committers is working compiler options to improve optimizing the size of a compiled application. One user has created an MS Word Add-In plugin in Apache Royale.

Work toward release 0.9.8 has been on hold for some time due to unavailability of committers to finish the whole process.

Activity on social media:

• Our Twitter account has 722 (previously 697) followers.
• Our Facebook page has 171 (previously 169) likes.
• Our LinkedIn Group has 159 (previously 156) people.
• Our StackOVerFlow "apache-royale" tag currently has 63 (previously 62) questions.
• Our Slack channel, "royale", in the-asf.slack.com workspace, makes quick team consultations more convenient.

COMMUNITY

• Hugo Ferreira became a committer on 5 October 2020.
• Christofer Dutz became a committer on 4 September 2020.

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