[JaxPM] FW: O'Reilly Network Launches ONLamp.com

[JONES, WILLIAM C]

On the jacksonville-pm-list; Jax.PM'er "JONES, WILLIAM C" <wcjones at exchange.fccj.org> wrote -

Interesting - it does have the word Perl in it  :)

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> From: 	Denise Olliffe
> Sent: 	Thursday, February 1, 2001 4:53 PM
> To: 	bill at fccj.org
> Subject: 	O'Reilly Network Launches ONLamp.com
> 
> News from the O'Reilly Network:
> 
> February 1, 2001
> 
> ONLAMP.COM OFFERS SOLUTIONS FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE WEB DEVELOPMENT New
> Site Promotes Optimized, Integrated Use of Linux, Apache, MySQL and
> Scripting Languages.
> 
> O'Reilly Network has launched ONLamp.com, a web site promoting the
> integrated use of several high-performance open source technologies
> used for web development. The new site is being shown at LinuxWorld
> Expo in New York this week.
> 
> LAMP is an acronym describing a suite of powerful web development
> tools: Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP, Perl, or Python. O'Reilly Network
> has previously focused on these technologies individually, and now has
> brought them together in one location to save time for developers.
> 
> ONLamp.com will provide articles and resources related to web site
> performance, development, security, Linux/BSD system administration,
> Apache installation, Linux multimedia, and MySQL data management.
> 
> The new site will feature developers/writers such as Noel Davis writing
> the Linux Security Alerts column, Dave Phillips finding ingenious ways
> to enhance Linux performance, and long-time PHP web developer Darrell
> Brogdon.
> 
> Derrick Story will manage the ONLamp editorial content, and Chris
> Coleman, Open Source Editor, will work with developers to deliver a
> steady stream of cutting-edge technology articles.
> 
> ONLamp's reference section will include such resources as a directory 
> of important LAMP-related products, helpful tutorials, in-depth 
> columns by experts, industry analysis, and audio roundtables on key 
> issues.
> 
> The term LAMP originated in Germany and is gaining currency among 
> North American developers as a shorthand for the suite of tools that 
> serious open source web developers use.
> 
> While the acronym LAMP is relatively new, its technologies are not.
> For example, IDC reports that Linux is currently used by 20 million
> people worldwide. Apache is the most popular web server (source:
> Netcraft survey). MySQL.com, reflecting the popularity of the database
> software's use, receives 8.7 million of page views per month.
> 
> Heavily-visited sites such as Amazon.com have long relied on Perl and a
> host of other open source technologies. All of the O'Reilly and
> O'Reilly Network sites, receiving a combined total of more than 3
> million unique visitors per month, also rely on the LAMP technologies.
> 
> As the premier provider of open source books, online  information and 
> technical conferences, O'Reilly has long been respected for its 
> expertise and support of these popular open source technologies. The 
> O'Reilly Network team, like O'Reilly & Associates' book publishing 
> team, is experienced at providing reliable, useful information, as 
> well as finding and recruiting leaders in the technical community to 
> share their expertise with O'Reilly developers.
> 
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> 
> 

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