And... Let me just say this before the other Core people have to... this is not really an appropriate discussion for this group :)
On 6/17/08, Ryan Gahl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Your prices are a bit off, as you're citing the "with full support" prices. > The vanilla pricing is $289, $1159, $4,999, and $14,449 respectively... > > And here's their high level explanation of when you have to pay for it: > "Based on the "Quid Pro Quo" principle<http://www.extjs.com/company/dual.php>, > if you wish to derive a commercial advantage by not releasing your > application under an open source license, you must purchase an appropriate > number of commercial licenses from Ext. By purchasing commercial licenses, > you are no longer obligated to publish your source code." > > So yes... it depends on what you're doing. If you are doing something > commercially, and have a viable product/vision/market though, those prices > are MORE than reasonable for the level of framework that is Ext. > > Anyway... sort of apples to oranges, as Proto is a baseline that handles OO > abstraction, Ajax, and DOM manipulation in a cross browser manner, and Ext > is more of a component library. > > On 6/17/08, Jon L. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> On Jun 17, 6:42 pm, Franck PORCHER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > In a few words, and in whatever spare time you Core guys might have, >> > what is the story behind these 2 frameworks, if any, how do they >> > compare in the long run of javascript programming (if any kind of >> > comparison was ever attempted), and how do you foresee the future of >> both. >> > >> > Franck PORCHER >> > www / smartech / pf >> >> >> Not sure what everyone else thinks. >> But, a good starting point might be: Prototype is free to use. >> >> Sure, Ext can be free, but only for free software projects (GPL3). >> Corporate licensing runs $540 for developer, $2000 for team, $7130 for >> workgroup, or $18,700 for enterprise. >> >> ...well, my wallet's screaming in pain! >> >> >> - Jon L. >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Ryan Gahl > Manager, Senior Software Engineer > Nth Penguin, LLC > http://www.nthpenguin.com > -- > WebWidgetry.com / MashupStudio.com > Future Home of the World's First Complete Web Platform > -- > Inquire: 1-920-574-2218 > Blog: http://www.someElement.com > LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryangahl > -- Ryan Gahl Manager, Senior Software Engineer Nth Penguin, LLC http://www.nthpenguin.com -- WebWidgetry.com / MashupStudio.com Future Home of the World's First Complete Web Platform -- Inquire: 1-920-574-2218 Blog: http://www.someElement.com LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryangahl --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype: Core" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-core?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
