Re: Read and weep
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 53946
interpreted = N
texte = Marc Kaiwi wrote: > In a developer's forum such as this I think it's perfectly valid and > informative to compare software products and solutions. Fair enough. The OP didn't compare anything; he just posted a link to a marketing page on PHP. Nothing of substance. I'm not impressed by installed user base arguments in general (seeing how well M$loth is able to twist the numbers to make it seem like they are on top). In particular, this is a classic Apples and Oranges argument, which is what I am pointing out. John p.s. do a search on the P5P porters list or in the source code for recent Perl's for my name. We do _all_ of our web sites (except for one app) using WebCatalog and almost everything /else/ I do is in Perl... -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Marc Kaiwi wrote: > In a developer's forum such as this I think it's perfectly valid and > informative to compare software products and solutions. Fair enough. The OP didn't compare anything; he just posted a link to a marketing page on PHP. Nothing of substance. I'm not impressed by installed user base arguments in general (seeing how well M$loth is able to twist the numbers to make it seem like they are on top). In particular, this is a classic Apples and Oranges argument, which is what I am pointing out. John p.s. do a search on the P5P porters list or in the source code for recent Perl's for my name. We do _all_ of our web sites (except for one app) using WebCatalog and almost everything /else/ I do is in Perl... -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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