Board Report 2021 03

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

One of the committers has started improving how we build the Apache Royale distribution package using Maven. There is also a significant amount of work around emulation components, which help users smoothly migrate their application from Apache Flex to Royale. We have been working intensively with several users who want to port existing applications from Flex to Apache Royale. Each migrating application brings specific challenges; as we answer those challenges, we make Royale stronger and more useful to all users.

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 715 (previously 697) followers.
• Our Facebook page has 169 (previously 170) likes.
• Our LinkedIn Group has 156 (previously 153) people.
• Our StackOVerFlow "apache-royale" tag currently has 62 (previously 58) 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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