It was just a quick one to get posts started. I think what I am referring to
is the more group-based free projects as well. The ones where several people
tackle pieces to make a more robust product in a quicker time span than can
be done by one person coding on the evenings and weekends.
Personally I think it is exposure. The .NET/PHP communities seem more
"exposed" than the CF one does based on my observations. I've been using the
product since way back in version 1.0 when it was still using those dbm page
extensions so I'm not just basing that off of 2-3 years of casual
observation.
It's like the MAC thing to me. The Mac is a great platform. I used to own
one in fact but with only a 10% or less market share I guess it just doesn't
pay for the masses. Maybe that's the way it is with cf.
Dunno, just wondering what others think.
Stephen E. Schuster
PeopleSoft Administrator
2000 Ashland Drive
Ashland, KY 41101
Office Phone 606.920.7447
Cell Phone 606.831.4590
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From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 2:48 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: CF-based Forums....
I brought up this same point before.
The response was that ASP.net , PHP, Perl etc. are free. So you don't
need to pay anything to get started developing in the first place.
Before Bluedragon Coldfusion has always been a "For Pay" system.
No one wants to give away their code so other people can use it in
commercial applications, and when people do create useful widgets they
usually expect payment for it as well.
THere is also no "Site creation" tools like those available for PHP
(e.g. PHP Nuke).
To look at this another way, why haven't you made your bulletin boards,
("I've written 'em, used 'em and abused 'em") available?
-Gel
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From: Schuster, Steven [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ok, here is a good questions for the cf folks....
Why is it that I can find excellent free ASP.Net, ASP, PHP, BBOARDS out
on
the net.
When I look for one in CF all I find is dittkus? I mean it's not a big
deal
as I've written 'em, used 'em and abused 'em but why is it that the
majority
of CF developers don't develop for the enjoyment of developing but
always
want to try to get a buck out of it?
If the answer is to make money then why are there so many free ones in
other
languages that are without a doubt excellent and full-featured?
The few free Bboards I have seen for CF suck harder than a ... hmm
better
not go on with that thought.
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