That's the answer in a nutshell.
-Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Schuster, Steven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 2:09 PM
Subject: RE: CF-based Forums....
> That's easy, it sucks!
>
> 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
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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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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