On Apr 11, 2005 5:40 PM, Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Software such as Propel's do "other things" to save time, e.g. keeping > only one persistent connection open between the client PC and the > proxy, degrading images smartly to reduce image size, blocking ads, > compressing flash animations... the laundry list is long... > > and yes, i toyed with the notion of implementing my own propel-a-like. > but in the end, it was better business sense to just pay Propel for > their service (both from the name recall and technical side) than > waste months and months trying to re-engineer it and quite probably > ending up with a Free (as in speech) implementation that would do the > job badly.
#include <rms/free_vs_prop_software.h> Which brings up the whole pandora's box of the RMS debate re: using proprietary solutions. Hehehe. ;) -- JM Ibanez -- A good world needs knowledge, kindliness, and courage; it does not need a regretful hankering after the past or a fettering of the free intelligence by the words uttered long ago by ignorant men. -- Bertrand Russell ----- http://www.livejournal.com/~jmibanez/ http://www.mycgiserver.com/~butiki/ -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
