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Date:      Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:11:42 -0400
From:      "Tamouh H." <hakmi@rogers.com>
To:        "'Glenn McCalley'" <glenn@bnetmd.net>
Cc:        'FreeBSD Questions' <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: coldfusion alternative
Message-ID:  <20060720141352.2D2F643E23@mx1.FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <000d01c6ab99$3ee24500$6601a8c0@bnetmd.net>

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> OK so a good customer of long standing wants a coldfusion website.
> Some "developer", the husband of one of his staff (so that 
> makes him a trusted advisor, right?), has convinced him "it's 
> the only way to do it".
> My position is maybe that's the only way -he- can do it but 
> there's a whole wide world of alternatives out there.
> 
> Looking at it, he wants to collect some data on an input 
> form, then hash it over a couple of ways and present the 
> results.  Pretty graphics maybe as well.  Looks to me like 
> Perl... don't even need a real database, heck DB_File would 
> work just fine for this.
> OK with me...
> ...but what's the argument to present other than "you don't 
> need coldfusion"?
> 
> I'd even put CF on the system and be done with it if there 
> was a FreeBSD version (anyone have any luck with that?).  
> Tracked down BlueDragon but that's apparently Win only as well.
> 
> Ammunition wanted.
> Thanks
> Glenn.


Check Blue Dragon Server, it works like CF, there is a free version as well.

http://www.newatlanta.com/products/bluedragon/



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