Re: OT : ads on phpclasses.org

From: R. Rajesh Jeba Anbiah (ng4rrjanbiah_at_rediffmail.com)
Date: 02/01/04 

Date: 1 Feb 2004 07:48:45 -0800

"CountScubula" <me@scantek.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<V21Tb.8512$Y15.3611@newssvr29.news.prodigy.com>...
> "Manuel Lemos" <mlemos@acm.org> wrote in message
> news:bvi556$t35h7$1@ID-138275.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Hello,
> >
> > On 01/30/2004 07:14 AM, somaBoy MX wrote:
> > > "CountScubula" <me@scantek.hotmail.com> wrote...
> > >
> > > : In all seriousness, who here thinks we do need another repository?
> and
> what
> > > : are some thought about what one should be like, I know, minimal ads.
> > >
> > > I realy don't see the need for another one right now. As a repository,
> > > phpclasses.org is still great. The problem is that its aggressive
> > > advertising techniques are not in keeping with the open source spirit
> that
> > > surrounds PHP.
> >
> > Assumming that you work for somebody on a PHP site, imagine if some day
> > your boss arrives and tell you:
> >
> > - This site is done in PHP, therefore we are going to make it accessible
> > without any ads. Therefore, every employee working on the site will not
> > be paid from now on.
> >
> > Then you would say:
> >
> > - But I have sustain my family and myself, I have bills to pay... how am
> > I suppose to work for free full time on this site if I can't support my
> > family and me?
> >
> > Then your boss would say:
> >
> > - Hey, we are keeping to the open source spirit that surrounds PHP!
> >
> >
> > I suppose you would find that unnacceptable, isn't that right? ;-)
> >
>
> I would fire that employee for even asking me such a stupid question.
> Oh wait, I wouldn't, I woudlnt fire him for asking such a question, of
> course we would not abandon the ads, we would keep the ads, I would FIRE THE
> EMPLOYEE for being a dumbass and designing a site that looks like it was
> made by Homer Simpson and using every freaking animated gif he found. Oh,
> and I would fire his manager for even aproving such a site.

     Hmmm... But, if I don't like the site design, I would acquire the
contents of the site for billion dollars, and will find suitable
designer to design the site for my taste to promote it __or__ I would
find my own time to work on the design part of the site so that it
looks better. 

-- 
 "I don't believe in the God who doesn't give me food, but shows me
heaven!" -- Swami Vivekanandha
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