>I would like to see aolserver used more because I
>think it's great for alot of stuff... but, I know
>many people who aren't interested in losing time,
>energy, and brain cells trying to figure out
>aolserver's way of doing things.
>
>Maybe you guys are geniuses -- I'm not. That doesn't
>mean I should be exiled to the land of Visual Basic or
>jsp.
It's because I'm not a genius that I like AOLserver....
I tried replying earlier, but it doesn't look as though the reply made it
through. All of here in the AOLserver hinterland would love to see an
O'Reilly book on the subject, but that's not going to happen, it's just the
wrong technology at the wrong time: Apache killed the market for webserver
books, and the only thing getting in the door is Java/Python application
servers.
I was recently at a conference on OpenSource software where it was posited
that the best open source projects are those that are a) run by a strong
community and b) are sponsored by having companies pay employee salaries:
Samba, Linux, GCC, etc., are good examples of this.
The ArsDigita's ACS was lopsided. So too last year's AOLserver.com.
We'll see what happens to the OpenACS and OpenNSD communities, they are
becoming more balanced. It would still be nice to see some larger
companies sign on.
Until then, the doc issues will probably remain. The upside is that the
small but vibrant community sites mean you can usually get your answer
quickly and without all the usenet noise.
Welcome aboard!
Yours,
Jerry
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