Re: Re: usage poll on php.net

> > <grin> I know, I know, I said the 'M' word on an open source list. I won't > > let it happen again ;) > > the contrary is true!!! it would be better to have the "m" word more > often on the list, to force PHP penetration in some specific areas > and especially manager heads > we should spend some time on "open source markeing" some day, > I think some co-operation with zend wouldn´t be that bad, > I´m sure they´ve some CMO which knows how php.net can improve > its marketing effect, we of course don´t sell anything but > we can let grow the php community faster by "promoting" the "product" > php better and everyone will be fine then Zend invariably promotes PHP as much as possible in every effort even remotely related to Marketing -- Anybody who can count to 10 with their shoes on knows that Zend success is directly tied to PHP success. I think if anything were to be done for PHP Marketing, independent of Zend, it would be more germane to ask the Zend Marketing team "What can we do to help you promote PHP?" rather than "Could you give some thought to how to promote PHP?" I can pretty much guarantee they've done a lot of thinking on the latter, but there are limited resources, as always, generally money and people-time. Perhaps, just as the QA team was formed, a PHP Marketing team could spring into existence... Won't help the money issue, but OpenSource PHP Marketing Team sure could do wonders on the people-time, eh?