RE: [cobalt-users] Chilisoft ASP

["Victory Systems ( ebizhosting.com )" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dont cry, 
Some people do have to earn a living. I completely support anyone who
wants to develop for the Linux Platform and sell their product.



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-----Original Message-----
From: Kris Dahl [mailto:kris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 10:09 AM
To: cobalt
Subject: [cobalt-users] Chilisoft ASP


I just heard that Cobalt is supporting ChiliSoft ASP.

I am actually pretty furious about this.  Here we are, trying to support
the
open source community, building better applications and they go out and
partner with a Closed-Source technology that is based upon a technology
that
is from Microsoft, and designed for Microsoft.  It'd be one thing if
there
was a technology out there that is as good or better than ASP.  But
there
is--PHP.  

I am appalled that Cobalt is going to undermine the same people that
have
been supporting them (such as myself).  I think Cobalt has done some
great
work.  I support them, and use their products.  The PHP development
group
has been outstanding and I support them and use their products.  I act
as a
evangelist for both.

They would be better served staying true to their model.  How about
putting
the same energy into supporting PHP on Cobalt's servers, instead of it
being
'experimental' and typically outdated?  Evangalize the superior
technology
and when someone asks if you can build ASPs on a Raq ask them "Why, when
you
can use PHP?".

Just seems like back-stabbing to me.

If Cobalt makes any more commitments to closed-source projects that are
in
direct conflict with superior open-source ones I am no longer going to
be
supporting and advocating them.  If Cobalt doesn't step up to the plate
and
start supporting PHP a little more, I am going to bail as well.  Which
is
unfortunate because I've been advocating Cobalt products for about a
year
now.

Does anyone agree with me on this one?

-k


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