Re: Zend hit (Encoder price)

> > Well, without the Encoder the entire *possibility* of "seriously proprietary > > kickass scripts" that people distribute and sell is out of the question. > > If there are some things you really need to hide, and perhaps also really > need to make fast, then write yourself a PHP extension in C that I dunno... Once you start writing chunks of it in C code, it doesn't really seem like a script to me... And let's not forget why you started PHP in the first place -- Not everybody who has a cool idea can wrap their brain around the monster that is C. I daresay anybody that can afford the $6000 can probably afford to hire a C hacker for the bits they can maybe figure out as modular and critical enough to go that route... If they can even modularize the "critical" bits from the rest at all. But at that point, it starts to look a lot more like a C program with some interface widgets in PHP, rather than a PHP script really. I *do* see your point though, and it's perfectly valid. Some people *can* write extensions in C and go that route, so Jim's statement was a bit strong. But you'd sure have to pay me way more than $6000 to hack in C again. :-) -- Visit the Zend Store at http://www.zend.com/store/ Wanna help me out? Like Music? Buy a CD: http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm Volunteer a little time: http://chatmusic.com/volunteer.htm