BTW, here is a thread on this subject if anyone cares for more insight. http://webforums.macromedia.com/coldfusion/messageview.cfm?catid=10&thre adid=415411&STARTPAGE=1
Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ 888-408-0900 x901 > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Liotta [mailto:mliotta@;r337.com] > Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 11:16 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: CFMX and Apache 1.3.x on *nix (was RE: MM Has No Plans to Support > Apache 2.0) > > You may not be wrong in your lack of support of new versions of CF. It > has become clear me and many others that CFMX and Apache 1.3.x on *nix > is not ready for primetime. Unless your organization can make use of > Apache 2.0.x, you shouldn't upgrade to CFMX at this time. > > Matt Liotta > President & CEO > Montara Software, Inc. > http://www.montarasoftware.com/ > 888-408-0900 x901 > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Justin Greene [mailto:247601589883116300006@;spamex.com] > > Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 5:18 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: MM Has No Plans to Support Apache 2.0 > > > > This is a particularly sore spot for me as I started the same thread a > > while > > back when MM refused to create a -EAPI build of the 1.3.x apache dll > for > > CF > > 4.5. They tried to claim that DEAPI was post 4.5 and therefore I was > > asking > > for legacy support, then when I showed them that DEAPI actually > existed > > prior to the release of 4.5 they ultimately said they would do it, > then > > never came through. > > > > Because of that I will no longer support the new versions of Cold > Fusion > > as > > a developer. I am still running 4.5 for most of my products, which is > > stable and fast enough, and will be porting to something else, either > Java > > or PHP when a new developmetn is required. > > > > MM lost a long time Cold Fusion develment house over this (we have > been > > developing in CF since version 1.5), which is stupid as it is a simple > > recompile. Clearly this is about forcing upgrades down our throats > and > > not > > about providing good support for the customer base, which ultimatly > makes > > us > > buy the upgrades willingly. > > > > Justin > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Matt Liotta [mailto:mliotta@;r337.com] > > > Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 9:44 AM > > > To: CF-Talk > > > Subject: RE: MM Has No Plans to Support Apache 2.0 > > > > > > While I agree with you that Macromedia should support Apache > > > 2.0 for CF > > > 5, I disagree with your post. You seem to imply that a normal IT > shop > > > wouldn't want to upgrade to CFMX until after it matures for a > > > couple of > > > years, yet you want to upgrade to Apache 2.0, which is certainly > > > immature in comparison to Apache 1.3. > > > > > > > > > Matt Liotta > > > President & CEO > > > Montara Software, Inc. > > > http://www.montarasoftware.com/ > > > 888-408-0900 x901 > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Greg Bullough [mailto:gwb@;outofchaos.com] > > > > Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 9:39 AM > > > > To: CF-Talk > > > > Subject: MM Has No Plans to Support Apache 2.0 > > > > > > > > The MM Partners office informs me that > > > > MM has no plans to supply a mod_coldfusion.so > > > > for CF 5.0/Linux/Apache 2.0 > > > > > > > > 'Not enough demand' they say. > > > > > > > > So know we know MM's policy on one-release- > > > > back support. They don't do what's right: they > > > > do what will not get them punished by losing > > > > too many customers. > > > > > > > > If you haven't picked the platform that's going to be most > > > > popular, you're out of luck, and even if you have, maybe > > > > you're out of luck anyway, and if you're not prepared to > > > > keep churning through releases (rather than maintaining > > > > existing release levels for several years, as is normal I/T > > > > practice) you're out of luck. > > > > > > > > As such, MM has decided that Cold Fusion is the > > > > wrong choice for mission-critical business applications, > > > > because it will not have the kind of support that the > > > > I/T industry expects. > > > > > > > > Greg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
