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
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-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
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