--- Tim Thorburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If your Windows Server blows up - you dial a very expensive > Microsoft number to get help. If your Linux server running > some manner of PHP script blows up, you send out countless > emails to mailing lists hoping someone out there in the open > source community has had to deal with something similar to > what you're doing now.
That's a fair comparison, I suppose, and it's probably why I prefer open source in general. I prefer shops where people take responsibility for their own work; they're less likely to have the political culture that is counterproductive to the creative thinkers and developers who like to get things accomplished rather than worry about who to blame (if you plan to fail, you will). Of course, there are exceptions both ways, but I'll go with the odds. However, my point was that the original poster was speaking about an educational institute, so they should be teaching the students to be the expert who answers the Microsoft phone number or the Unix developer who never has to call. Chris ===== Become a better Web developer with the HTTP Developer's Handbook http://httphandbook.org/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
