I dont usually do this, but isn't this a topic best suited for cf-community?
On 11/2/05, Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > LOL.....I doubt that will happen - though I suppose if it does it will be > day we move off it. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Chiverton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 02 November 2005 15:26 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Rumors from Max... > > On Tuesday 01 November 2005 18:51, Jeff Small wrote: > > "Rumor is, Adobe might release CF to the open source community..." > > I would only be moderately surprised, though very excited, if this became > true. > > A few years ago, CFML was about the only easy, quick way to build a dynamic > web site (certainly nothing else was tag-based, really). > Now, there are great JSP tag libs - such as Apache's Tomahawk extensions. > The > argument for 4 grand of CFML server to do something equally well as a JSP > page is getting harder and harder to make. Remember, most people don't use > Flash forms, gateways and all the other stuff CF comes with that JSP > doesn't. > > Add to that that I have yet to see a good reason for using Flash anything > over > a decent DHTML version, and maybe you can see why we have a long term vision > > here that replaces our large CFML site with one based on JSP taglibs and a > full J2EE architecture (which we have for webservice purposes anyway). > This work will also pay off when/if we have to bundle up and ship to > customers > our application - 4K more profit (or undercutting the opposition) per unit > is > a lot. > > Dunno if open source CFML would be enough to halt this. Might just be... > > -- > > Tom Chiverton > Advanced ColdFusion Programmer > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:222907 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
