John, I would agree with you, if it weren't for guys like NewAtlanta putting out a free version of BlueDragon or the Railo project. Cost is not a valid argument any more (NewAtlanta has offered a free edition of BD since....2003? Josh, Vince, pipe in anytime here). Not trying to start a pissing contest here, just saying that there are options if one is willing to research them.
Cutter ____________ http://blog.cutterscrossing.com John Cox wrote: > On 10/13/06, Andy Matthews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>It's so irritating when people think that Coldfusion "costs" money. Unless >>you're hosting your own server, the only cost is virtual hosting, which >>you're going to have to pay no matter what. You also don't need a special >>editor to code CF. > > > > Ummm, I do host my own server for applications, so I have costs associated. > PHP was free for me to install though regardless of the server or not. > > We can go on and on about the cost savings, etc because of time (which I am > sure there are plenty or arguments pro / con). Point of the matter is there > are upfront costs associated for me where with other languages I don't have > the same constraint. > > Some folks do have the need for dedicated boxes;) I am not trying to troll, > the question was asked and I gave my impression. It could well be marketed > better for small companies or individuals, etc. However, the marketing > message that I have seen is, "It saves you time to write applications and > the time savings will make up for the upfront costs", not "It's free to use, > as long as you don't run a dedicated server";) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:256659 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
