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Comment Re:A2 Hosting? More technically competent? (Score 1) 456

by shuston on Tuesday February 23, 2010 @10:01AM (#31243834) Attached to: Things To Look For In a Web Hosting Company?

I also use A2 Hosting and have been very happy - more than the other 3 or 4 hosting services I've used over the past 15 years. I have used A2 Hosting's tech support and they've been good.

Submission + - Is Apache or GPL better for open-source business? (ibiblio.org)

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mjasay

on Wednesday April 29, 2009 @09:03AM

mjasay writes: "While the GPL powers as much as 77% of all Sourceforge projects, Eric Raymond argues that the GPL is "a confession of fear and weakness" that "slows down open-source adoption" because of the fear and uncertainty the GPL provokes. Raymond's argument seems to be that if openness is the winning strategy, an argument Michael Tiemann advocates, wouldn't it make sense to use the most open license? Geir Magnusson of the Apache Software Foundation suggests that there are few "pure" GPL-only open-source projects as GPL-prone developers have to "modify it in some way to get around the enforcement of Freedom(SM) in GPL so people can use the project." But the real benefit of Apache-style licensing may not be for developers at all, and rather accrue to businesses hoping to drive adoption of their products: Apache licensing may encourage broader, deeper adoption than the GPL. In sum, the old GPL vs. BSD/Apache debate may not be about developer preferences so much as new business realities."

Comment You can take a good stab at design if you need to (Score 1) 377

by shuston on Monday February 11, 2008 @01:02PM (#22380444) Attached to: Web Graphic Design for Small Businesses

Although all the comments to get a pro are worthwhile, in the event that's not an option for one reason or another, you can take a good stab at designing a good site. I've had to do this also - I recommend (in addition to other resources mentioned) "The Non-Designer's Design and Type Books" by Robin Williams. It's written for people who need to get a decent design but are not designers. It's been very helpful for me.

Good luck!

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