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]]> By: Kyle http://aleembawany.com/2006/11/07/why-microsoft-and-aspnet-cannot-threaten-the-php-moat/comment-page-1/#comment-911 Kyle Sun, 31 Dec 2006 04:58:32 +0000 http://aleembawany.com/2006/11/07/why-microsoft-and-aspnet-cannot-threaten-the-php-moat/#comment-911 Interesting thoughts. In response to ... <blockquote>No comparable WordPress equivalent exists in the ASP.NET world wherein an option is available to keep the source protected and more often than not, the option gets excercised, locking out community engagement in turn.</blockquote> You may want to check out <a href="http://communityserver.org" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Community Server</a>. It is built on ASP.net and is shared source. The community support is also very strong and IMO the product is better than WordPress. Interesting thoughts.
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No comparable WordPress equivalent exists in the ASP.NET world wherein an option is available to keep the source protected and more often than not, the option gets excercised, locking out community engagement in turn.

You may want to check out Community Server. It is built on ASP.net and is shared source. The community support is also very strong and IMO the product is better than WordPress.

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