RE: [PHP] Re: Protect PHP coding

'==' is not an associative operator. Read on: http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.php Sincerely, Maxim Maletsky PHP Beginner www.phpbeginner.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Acer [mailto:internetracer@yifan.net] > Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 3:38 AM > To: Maxim Maletsky; 'Rasmus Lerdorf' > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] Re: Protect PHP coding > > Okay fine whatever. Let's just continue sticking our heads in the sand > and > pretend php developers isn't last on the list of jobs available compared > to > asp, jsp and cf developers. > > That topic isn't important so back to normal and I'll ask a php question. > What's the difference between = and ==? I'm too lazy to read the manual. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Maxim Maletsky [mailto:subscriptions@phpbeginner.com] > Sent: August 3, 2002 7:42 PM > To: 'Acer'; 'Rasmus Lerdorf' > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] Re: Protect PHP coding > > > Acer, what the f****k are you mumbling about? > > (sorry for mine to you introduction) > > 600 people at PHP Dev Group (and I am one of them too) create and > document PHP Programming Language for free, because they like it this > way. > > You, get your boss's money, buy a Zend's encoder, make a script that, > perhaps, has an equivalent freely available on sourseforge.net, encode > it and stick a it price to then sell the "cat in a lot" to those > paranoids who do not trust open source projects like your own boss does. > > The "paranoids" then make services we all here pay, and on our spare > time - we keep developing the free code for you (always, because we like > it this way). > > What are you trying to prove by being devil's lawyer here? > > We all know how e-business works, most of us are actually on managing > positions if not job consultants. > > So, Acer, from now on - ask a php-general question or answer one. Deal? > > > Sincerely, > > Maxim Maletsky > > PHP Beginner > www.phpbeginner.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Acer [mailto:internetracer@yifan.net] > > Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 12:01 AM > > To: Rasmus Lerdorf > > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > > Subject: RE: [PHP] Re: Protect PHP coding > > > > Okay so you support zend but hate encoders. Doesn't zend make an > encoder? > > To me an encoder is used to sell your product. It doesn't mean people > > still > > won't release their code to add to the public knowledge. > > > > If you didn't release your code rasmus then those 600 people won't > have > > made > > php what it is now so you can't have it both ways. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rasmus Lerdorf [mailto:rasmus@php.net] > > Sent: August 3, 2002 2:06 PM > > To: Acer > > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > > Subject: RE: [PHP] Re: Protect PHP coding > > > > > > Because it is a silly thread and I shouldn't be replying at all. > Others > > in the group either have more sense or have given up on answering > > php-general questions. > > > > My view on encoders is that they are unnecessary and rather evil. I > would > > never ever purchase a php-based application that did not come with the > php > > source code. If you want to restrict your code somehow, do it through > a > > license. People who choose to violate that license are the same > people > > who will hack your encoded scripts anyway. And this way the honest > > customers will have the benefit of the code to customize, learn from, > > build on top of. Closed source stuff stifles innovation and I > personally > > refuse to work on a PHP encoder for this reason. Imagine if I had > never > > released the source for PHP? We would not be having this discussion > > today. > > > > I know plenty of people disagree with this view, but there you have > it. > > > > -Rasmus > > > > On Sat, 3 Aug 2002, Acer wrote: > > > > > I made that statement because this subject has been brought up > several > > times > > > and nothing has been said from the php gods. I mean out of this > whole > > > thread, your only comment is "That's probably the most uninformed > > statement > > > I have seen posted to this list in a very long time." > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Rasmus Lerdorf [mailto:rasmus@php.net] > > > Sent: August 3, 2002 1:04 PM > > > To: Acer > > > Cc: Dennis Moore; Andrey Hristov; php-general@lists.php.net > > > Subject: RE: [PHP] Re: Protect PHP coding > > > > > > > > > > You'll never hear anything from the core php group since they are > a > > tight > > > > click so it's business as usual. > > > > > > That's probably the most uninformed statement I have seen posted to > this > > > list in a very long time. > > > > > > -Rasmus > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >