Linux developers
Linux developers can actually use the beta of Flex Builder that's on labs.adobe.com to build AIR applications fine...
Thanks to Steve Jobs, attention on Adobe Systems' Flash this year has mostly been on mobile a fact Adobe helped compound by recently releasing its AIR runtime - based on Flash - for Android partners. Adobe's progress with AIR for mobile has been slow, while Apple's iPhone and iPad Flash ban has damaged Adobe's cross-platform …
Linux developers can actually use the beta of Flex Builder that's on labs.adobe.com to build AIR applications fine...
MITs open-source FlashDevelop is another (free) option and an alternative to Flash Builder - many folk prefer for reasons other than simply the price - flashdevelop.org
"While choice is good, the tooling for AIR feels messy."
Just like their implementation on certain systems?
Or more like their partial implemenation on others?
Oops! No I didn't: I don't have admin rights. I can't even upgrade Flash.