Re: The ASF Resigns From the JCP Executive Committee

[Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 12/14/2010 4:01 PM, Maurice O'Prey wrote:
> Also nice how they use Google Translate?? I know it's a shortcut to having a
> multi lingual site (cuts down on development and translation costs?) And I
> haven't mentioned the CSS errors yet... (IE8)
>
> Come on... If you're going to be seriously psyched you need to address these
> little things first, no doubt they will.

I'm just psyched that there may be a full featured PHP ERP package.  
Obviously the proof is in the pudding, but it's good to know that 
someone is at least trying.  I'd have to see how the business rules work 
before I would be willing to recommend something like this, but if they 
are at least doing something it give much more credence to folks like 
Mike who insist the language is indeed enterprise ready.

I'm not anti-PHP just because it's PHP.  I'm against it because I've yet 
to see a properly architected system.  From the little bit of 
information on the website, it has possibilities.  I'd like to know how 
some of the more in-depth architectural issues of an ERP system, but I 
am kind of excited that it may exist.  That means that the people that 
are getting on the PHP bandwagon may not be getting painted into a 
corner the way I thought.

I'm still skeptical - using a loosely typed language on top of an 
SQL-only access is a tough nut to crack.  But these folks at least seem 
to have made the attempt!

Joe