I tried to hold off saying this, but if a client is going to decide against using CF because some sites were created with CF that may offend them, then, the client is a fucking idiot, and I probably would not want to deal with them anyway as there will most likely be a long list of ridiculous requests.
Besides, I hazard a guess that of popular web languages, CF is probably used the least. On 3/20/07, Rick Faircloth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I understand what you're saying, and we will each have our own > moral sensitivities, however, there are some that are more common > in our culture than others. You may find someone who is offended > by the wearing of shoes, but I don't think that's going to be a widespread > concern. It's a matter of proportionality and volatility. > > Also, some legitimate business concerns have been raised, which could > hurt the ultimate goal of the site. If someone thinks that a possible > adopter of CF would be offended by such material or even the mention > of it, then it would be better left off. I know that seems a little > over-the-top, > but in a corporate boardroom or high-level executive meeting, one would > want to avoid offending, if at all possible. The list might not even be > mentioned > out of that concern. > > I, for one, would simply copy the list, then cull out any undesirable > content > then print it for review, but I wouldn't take a prospective client to the > site. > > Rick > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Stroz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 1:54 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: GotCFM.com - Need Opinion on Whether to Approve a Site > > I thought the idea of gotcfm.com was to attract attention to ColdFusion, > was > it not? > > Trying to ignore the fact that some CF sites host pornographic material is > just plain dumb. If Rey is going to censor porn sites because some might > find it objectionable, he may as well remove mine as well. I guarantee my > site will offend someone, somewhere. While he is at it, he would need to > remove any sites that have any religious, scientific or political content > as > well. > > Its sad to say, but a lot of advancements in Internet technology were > either > driven by, or enhanced by the porn industry. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion MX7 and Flex 2 Build sales & marketing dashboard RIAâs for your business. Upgrade now http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2?sdid=RVJT Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:273183 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
