Re: [PHP] PHP in corporate settings?

2001-08-09 Thread Sean C. McCarthy
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

Re: [PHP] PHP in corporate settings?

2001-08-09 Thread Rasmus Lerdorf
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). Access to source code has very little

Re: [PHP] PHP in corporate settings?

2001-08-09 Thread Sean C. McCarthy
Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: 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). Access to

Re: [PHP] PHP in corporate settings?

2001-08-09 Thread Jeff Lewis
and Java. Jeff - Original Message - From: Rasmus Lerdorf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sean C. McCarthy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 12:20 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] PHP in corporate settings? Just one point Java is actually open source, because you can

RE: [PHP] PHP in corporate settings?

2001-08-09 Thread scott [gts]
; Sean C. McCarthy Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP] PHP in corporate settings? Yes I had wondered if someone was going to make that claim :) So far I haven't seen much in perl or Java that I CAN'T do in PHP. The user community is much more helpful, the PHP manual online is IMO

Re: [PHP] PHP in corporate settings?

2001-08-09 Thread Sascha Schumann
On Thu, 9 Aug 2001, Jeff Lewis wrote: Yes I had wondered if someone was going to make that claim :) So far I haven't seen much in perl or Java that I CAN'T do in PHP. The user community is much more helpful, the PHP manual online is IMO simply amazing. I love that guide :) I just rarely

RE: [PHP] PHP in corporate settings?

2001-08-09 Thread Merio, Quinn
Agreed! Kudos to the persons responsible for creating the php manual. It is imho, the most concise and accessible documentation of any technology that i have used on the net. The technology is astounding as well! I know i am rapidly becoming an evangelist :) q. Subject: RE: [PHP] PHP

Re: [PHP] PHP in corporate settings?

2001-08-09 Thread Sheridan Saint-Michel
Bzzzt...Wrong! But thank you for playing. If you read the FAQ on Sun's Open Source website not only do they admit Java is not open source, but they sort of tip toe around whether or not it ever will be. http://www.sunsource.net/faq.html#Java Sheridan Saint-Michel Website Administrator FoxJet,

Re: [PHP] PHP in corporate settings?

2001-08-09 Thread Mark Maggelet
On Thu, 09 Aug 2001 14:30:43 -0500, Sheridan Saint-Michel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Bzzzt...Wrong! But thank you for playing. If you read the FAQ on Sun's Open Source website not only do they admit Java is not open source, but they sort of tip toe around whether or not it ever will be. well,

Re: [PHP] PHP in corporate settings?

2001-08-09 Thread Tom Carter
In my experience Scandinavia (well nordic really, can't forget finland) and germany (and a few other european countries...notably not england) are much more open to open source (no pun intended) to open source and the like.. their concerns are sensible ones. Something in the mentality. northern

Re: [PHP] PHP in corporate settings?

2001-08-09 Thread Sheridan Saint-Michel
/0,11011,1013904,00.html Sheridan Saint-Michel Website Administrator FoxJet, an ITW Company www.foxjet.com - Original Message - From: Mark Maggelet [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 2:42 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] PHP in corporate settings