Seriously. Do we really need to have a bunch of retarded posts about the demise of ColdFusion....AGAIN!
As long as CF turns a profit, it will continue to be sold and supported. Move this topic to the cf-paranoid-retards list. -Adam On 11/2/05, Ryan Guill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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:4:222909 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=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
