This might be one argument for starting a forum, rather than having an email list - I find it quite difficult to "browse" Houseoffusion.... Hence, flogged horses are dragged out more often than they might be (rather than just "see so and so thread")... Ironically, the change to a forum rather than a mailing list is probably another flogged horse... T
On 13 Oct 2006, at 15:39, Teddy Payne wrote: > John, > It is not a touchy subject. It is shall we say a, "well beaten > horse." It > is not your fault. > > I was just trying to prevent yet another thread that forces so many to > justify themselves uneccessarily. > > We enjoy the product to the point where we subject ourselves to > debates so > strong that bloggers and podcasters report the results like boxing > title > fights. > > Teddy > > On 10/13/06, John Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> On 10/13/06, Cutter (CFRelated) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >>> >>> 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. >> >> >> heh, you guys seem to think I am shying away from CF because of >> cost. I >> am >> obviously on this list, and am using CF daily. Just saying what my >> impression was prior to using it, and why I wouldn't have learned >> CF had I >> not taken my current position. It's no biggie to me at all, but >> to say >> that >> there isn't an impression of cost associate, again, I say >> impression is >> over >> looking one obvious difference. No one needs to convince me >> though either >> way though. >> >> To me it doesn't really matter one way or another as long as I can >> do a >> cost >> justification. A programming language is just a tool to use to >> meet an >> end. To me, I don't really care if I am writing in PHP / Ruby / >> ColdFusion, >> as long as I can do what I need to do. If I can make a case that CF >> allows >> me to do it faster with less man-power, then great, I can justify the >> cost. >> No biggie. Are CF developers less for me to hire than PHP / >> Ruby / PERL >> developers? Great, I can justify the cost. No biggie. >> >> I admit that I am new here, so my apologies for the comment if >> bringing up >> costs associated is a touchy subject, as it appears to be. >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:256673 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
