Re: new comer

On Sun, Apr 28, 2002 at 08:46:27PM +0200, Maxim Maletsky (PHPBeginner.com) wrote: > Hi there, Hi back :-) > James has once invited me to this mailing list and recommended me to > join the CVS for the translation of the manual in a few languages I > speak. And what languages do you speak? This can make things also easier for us. I think is indeed important to translate some of the content we might collect. I can translate some content to Dutch.. > Since I'm here and up for it, would you guys mind to help me out and > give me some better idea on what the PHP-EVANGELISM is all about. Welcome to the php-evangelism list. The main goal of this list is to sell php to IT managers. Let's say this is the first step into creating a sort of markering team. At the moment i'm busy to collect some figures about php, creating a list with positive and negative points about php (mails follows in a few days). I, Dave, work and live in the Netherlands and have spoken on a few meetings (not specialy about PHP). Because the company i work is a Microsoft gold partner we gets loads of informations and briefings about the microsoft languages and techniques. A nice anecdote: After the microsoft msdn briefing (a free meeting organized by microsoft) a developers was very happy to hear what C# could do. I invited him to go to my work and showed him there that php4 could do all the stuff C# could do. He's now working as a PHP developers within the company i work.. The only problem is that except Zend there arent 'big' companies that promote PHP is a industrial language for (web) development. So here comes in the php-evangelism group. Althru some people on this list are busy creating a website for the evangelism group (take a look at http://beta.usephp.net for a preview), but the goal right now is to get content. Content that could convince IT managers to use PHP as a leading language for their projects. I know i forgot loads a things, but promoting php to IT managers is the main goal. Pff, i must stop writing those damn long emails ;-) -- With best regards, Dave Mertens, Development Manager dmertens@ism.nl Innovative Solutions in Media BV Schiekade 101 3033 BG Rotterdam, Netherlands Tel. +31-10-2436060 Fax. +31-10-2436066