If the original poster is really serious about writing a FreeCF, why doesn't he make
better use of his valuable time and join the PHP project?
At 09:23 AM 9/24/00 -0400, Hoffman, Joe (CIT) wrote:
>Rick Osborne wrote:
>>Allaire gets how many thousand dollars per copy of CF?
>You say that as if maybe there is something wrong with that.
>It's the basis of a capitalist, free market economy. You
>work, you make the money ... not the motherland. From what
>I understand from your post ... you want an independent solution
>... and like a lot of others ... that 15 minutes of fame :)
>
>Coleman wrote:
>
>>Would someone take a moment to explain this phenomenon?
>Dreamers with a good imagination.. More power to them ...
>I'm still contemplating perpetual motion.
>
>Joe Hoffman mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Hydra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 1:49 AM
>To: CF-Talk
>Subject: Money for Nothing & Chicks for Free?
>
>
>I continue to be mystified by these kinds of discussions. Would someone take
>a moment to explain this phenomenon?
>
>If someone really writes a "FreeCF" and the Allaire Corp. goes down the
>tubes, then will we really all be better off? When all software is
>OpenSource, free, etc. then how do developers make a living?
>
>Do all of you live at home with your parents or what???
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rick Osborne (Mojo) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 12:34 PM
>To: CF-Talk
>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: RE: Crazy idea? (topical, but not programming)
>
>
>Allaire gets how many thousand dollars per copy of CF? Do we *really* think
>they're going to GPL (or even just OpenSource) it any time soon? I'm naive,
>but I'm not *that* naive. :)
>
>I've often pondered the feasibility of writing a "FreeCF" of some sort.
>(More and more lately, actually.) Of course, I have no doubt that it would
>be vastly inferior to the real thing. But then, that's not the point, is
>it? I've got the SourceForge account, I've got the compiler, and I've
>certainly got the motivation. My ODBC, ISAPI, and Apache mod_ skillz aren't
>where they were, but I'm sure I could get back up there. Now all I need is
>the free time. :)
>
>But, actually, you know what my numero uno motivation for writing FreeCF
>would be? I want a CF interpreter object library that I can embed in my
>applications without a web server. (Yes, yes, I know, I've thought about
>it, you'd still have to emulate a CGI environment, I know.) You've seen how
>many posts we get on "CF on a CD" and all that rot. I've thought about it,
>as I'm sure have most others on the list. I would *kill* for that
>functionality.
>
>That, and in a more selfish vein, think about the recognition for doing
>something like that. Allaire would sent out the men in the black sedans,
>but everyone else would buy you lots of free beer. (Or your favorite
>non-alcoholoic equivalent.) <shiver> Gives my ego the willies just
>thinkin' about it. :)
>
>Okay, that's my non-programming post for the month. I'll get back to work
>now.
>
>-Rick
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Juan Andres Alvarez Valenzuela [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 11:46
>To: CF-Talk
>Subject: Crazy idea?
>
>
>any topic about a Coldfusion Open source ?
>what about CFML especs ? any ideas ?
>
>is it a crazy idea to have a GNU Coldfusion servers ?
>
>
>JUANDRES
>
>
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