Jeff Lewis wrote:
>
> I still rarely ever see PHP mentioned in job listings and the like. Especially here
>in Canada I find it very hard to find any kinds of contacts for companies using PHP.
>My previous employer that I was with for 3+ years insisted on Micro$oft products and
>wanted to go with ASP.
>
> My current employer, a HUGE media/newspaper in Ontario goes with strictly Java.
>
> Is it that people still are hesitant to go wth open source based technology?
>
> Jeff Lewis
Hi All,
Just one point Java is actually open source, because you can get the
source code for the JVM. It is not GPL what means that if you want to
make money with it you have to pay for it (but after all Sun is a
bussiness, and bussiness are for making money).
One question how many programmers, technicians, support companies there
aree for Microsoft Products? and now how many of them there are for PHP,
open source, GPL? and I mean BIG companies. Beleive it or not
certification is important. People fear to get stuck with something that
anybody knows how to use.
Maybe not all the time they choose it for this same reason.
You might want to check this out
http://www2.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/issue85/index.html
Sean C. McCarthy
SCI, S.L. (www.sci-spain.com)
BTW: I use Linux for work and home, and I like things like PHP ;-)
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