That was a scandalous comment, but I have to agree with him. If CF didn't make the move to Java when it did, I doubt it would have the market penetration it does today. (At least speaking from the federal government perspective)
-Adam On 11/2/05, Terry Troxel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why exactly was CFMX6 needed to save the product from CF5, > if that's what you meant? > Just curious as I am still in love with 5.0 > > Terry Troxel > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen Cassady [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 5:23 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: [SPAM : 8.1] Re: Rumors from Max.. > > (1) Full Open Source would be bad: who would pay to keep > Ben's beard well trimmed? > > (2) If there is a movement to Open Source CF, then I would > suggest the > following: > > a) Standard becomes "Free". Does almost everything. > > b) Enterprise remains cost, but drops in price (I would keep > paying for > that) > > c) the Split between Standard and Enterprise is handled the > same way Red Hat handles their free and non-free code. They > get paid for advanced versions, which keeps a development > team, and those features move down into the "free" > version. > > d) I'm totally excited about Adobe + ColdFusion: a platform > for them to continue their push of web-changing technology, > more resources, an even better brand name from recognition > and acceptance, a wide group of people to market to. I think > there is powerful synergy. > > e) Full open source = slowed development of platform and the > inability to do what they did between 5 and 6 (which was > needed to save the product) - open source could never muster > the time, talent, costs, or (most importantly) the political > consensus to make such a major change to a product. > > > Stephen Cassady > I still like my ColdFusion very much thank you. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:223187 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
