Re: Why use PHP? What are the disadvantages?

[Aaron Bartell <aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ah, I see.  So you don't like the free ride you are getting with Apache on
IBM i? <tic>

In reality, the frameworks/tools/utilities that are "free ride", that have a
strong community of believers, that have good documentation, and have a
growth path for paid support, will do better than any commercial offering.
The plethora of formal software on apache.org is a testament to that - you
can hardly argue with their success.  I am not saying they are perfect, but
they certainly are doing something right.  I recognize that it isn't "free"
because there are man hours involved, but the model most definitely works.

Thoughts?
Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com
http://mowyourlawn.com/blog/


On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 3:46 PM, <hr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Aaron
>
> I have never believed that there is a "free ride" in this life - a wise
> man
> once told me that "everything has its price" - and while I'm getting older
> I'm afraid that he was right.
>
> There is no "pretend" in a dual license model - it is clear to all - and
> if
> an iSeries installation really wants to make a future developing strategy
> of their business critical solutions into a question of whether or not to
> pay a 600$ license and still expect support of their downloaded software -
> "they may be better of on a camel".
>
> Henrik