The best CF 10 wishlist
I saw Jason Delmore's new wish list last night, and I think it's the best ever. For one reason. He states that Adobe should release a free version. And he uses all the same reasons I've always used. You might be saying, "What's the big deal? Another CFer saying we need a free version...we've heard it before." But this is different. Jason Delmore is the former Product Manager for ColdFusion, and when he talks more people listen than when the average joe CFer says "please release a free version". As far as I know this is the first time a big name in our community has publicly come out in support of a free version (correct me if I'm wrong). People like Sean Corfield and Ray Camden either don't think we need a free version, or if they do they don't talk about it publicly.
By the way, I like most of the other 9 things on Jason's list as well. But this free version topic is BIG, in my opinion. I hope Adobe listens.
To be clear...it's not that I personally want to benefit from this free version. If I wanted that, I'd just use Railo or OpenBD. The problem is that the rest of the web development community is not aware of the free alternatives. The majority of them won't become aware of them UNLESS they first join our community by trying Adobe CF. And they won't even give Adobe a second look because of the huge price tag. I realize there are other reasons that might hold them back, but in my opinion the price tag is the biggest reason that hobbyists continue to ignore CF.
Jake Munson
36 Yrs old
Like Ray, I find it objectionable that try to put words into my mouth (and this isn't the first time you've done something similar).
Perhaps you forget who I work for? Have you thought about *why* I work for them?
For the record I've said that a free version is not in Adobe's best interest. I said it when I worked at Macromedia. I said it when I worked at Adobe. I've said it since I have been working at Railo. The previous free version of ColdFusion was not successful because it was a cut down version. Remember Express?
With CF9 only production licenses cost money. Development and testing licenses are completely free. Why would Adobe give up the only revenue left for ColdFusion, especially when it is selling so well and at a higher price than ever? (CF8 Enterprise went up $1,500 so it would sell *better* to enterprise customers)
@Ray
Yeah, maybe your opinion should've been pinged first, but in all fairness no one was putting words in either of your mouths.
@Sean
Much respect for what you do at Railo and for CF Frameworks in general. Anytime the real "trolls" bash CF for the price factor, I always bring up Railo to shut them up.