It's funny I was just thinking the other day how much money I have made off of open source projects like PHP, MySQL, Apache, etc., and it's impressive. Not that I am bragging about how much money I make, because really it's not that much. But considering the fact that I have been able to make a pretty good chunk of change using open source software, tells me open source is a viable option for people to make a living with, or at least some extra cash.
I encourage everone to give something back to the community as often as you can. I have one open source project, rampart.sourceforge.net, that has been well recieved and is extremely rewarding to work on. I have a couple more in the works. So if you have a library or class that others may benefit, throw it out there on Sourceforge. I can't tell you how rewarding it is to get feedback and see the number of downloads go up every week. Viva la open source! Keith Vance Vance Consulting LLC www.vanceconsulting.net (206) 355-2399 Try my open source PHP authentication system, Rampart by visiting http://rampart.sourceforge.net/. Commercial support is available at, http://www.vanceconsulting.net/support/. On Fri, 30 Aug 2002, Peter Lovatt wrote: > Hi > > I will second that and add MySql to the list. I love the power and stability > and the confidence these two give. I started building sites at a time when > the costs of M$ software were beyond my means and perl was beyond my > abilities :) > > Now I feed my kids and keep a roof over our heads using them. Without the > time and dedication of those who built and shared php and MySql this would > not have been possible so kudos a big thank you from me too. > > Peter > > ----------------------------------------------- > Excellence in internet and open source software > ----------------------------------------------- > Sunmaia > www.sunmaia.net > tel. 0121-242-1473 > ----------------------------------------------- > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ryan Jameson (USA) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 30 August 2002 14:25 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP-DB] Kudos > > > I know we'd all agree, but for everyone who has taken it for granted, like I > have, I just wanted to mention what a privilege it is that PHP exists. I've > recently been involved on a .NET project and with every buggy, broken, and > just plain bad module I come across I wish more that I could just use PHP. I > am very grateful for the minimal pay and minimal glory volunteers that > created such an excellent product. So three cheers for PHP! > > <>< Ryan > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
