<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">That reminds me - has anyone got the PHP source? I need to use some PHP and this is how open source works right? Please remove your patches before passing it on.<div><br><div><div>On 26 Jun 2009, at 16:06, Dave Holmes wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <font size="-1"><font face="Verdana">That's laughable... <br> <br> As an ex delphi developer there is no way this idiot can understand the complexities of the VCL to a nitty gritty level. And they obviosuly don't understand open source as if any tom dick or harry can just both code and pass it on.... <br> <br> <br> </font></font> <div class="moz-signature"><br> </div> <br> <br> Bronwen Reid wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:4A449442.2000405@bronwenreid.com" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Posted for general amusement more than anything else.
Working on a recent project where the client had an in-house system to
manage product catalogue and stock, and their own programmers who
weren't very web (or php) friendly. We had a script to send them
updates by ftp, and occasionally it would fail to connect.
Here we are being told off for using the php ftp functions.
</pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Now in our industry we have 3rd party components developed and sold by well
known companies to do these functions. When we have a bug a failure like this
we can go back to them and get it fixed. Recently we uncovered a bug in the
Delphi 2009 web service file download function and we are able to apply
pressure to get it fixed
Now I believe in your industry you will be using lot of open source
components. In my opinion it has a problem of every Tom, Dick and Harry
modifying the code by the time it reaches you. I personally do not accept code
from anyone
1) Unless I understand the code to the knitty gritty level
2) I know the person who wrote it to get any modifications and bug fixes done
Now I do not want to argue about this or continue with my preaching. But we
need to get this project finished
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>From Bronwen
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