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Re:Nginx just became the most used web server among the top ... by bdcravens on Wednesday July 03, 2013 @04:16PM (#5987231)
By this logic, Adobe ColdFusion is taking the majority of the profits in the dynamic web language space.
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Re:Nginx just became the most used web server among the top ... by noir_lord on Wednesday July 03, 2013 @04:28PM (#5987307)
Yes and?

If you apply a set of criteria then that is the result.

The more interesting metric (though hard to quantify) is how much is earned with software.

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Re:Nginx just became the most used web server among the top ... by nwilliams on Wednesday July 03, 2013 @04:35PM (#5987341)
I don't think that's accurate. Do you have a reference?

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/stewart/adobes-q1-financials-show-...

I would think ASP.NET/C# would make the most profits in the dynamic web language space.

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Re:Nginx just became the most used web server among the top ... by bdcravens on Wednesday July 03, 2013 @04:52PM (#5987437)
I guess I still think of C# as typed.

My point being that CF has a license, whereas Ruby and Python do not - which has little value in gauging success, a la IIS v Apache/nginx. (Ignoring the reality of open source Railo and Open BlueDragon for the moment)

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Re:Nginx just became the most used web server among the top ... by steveklabnik on Wednesday July 03, 2013 @10:50PM (#5988912)
Ruby and Python are strongly typed, but they're also dynamically typed. Certainly not untyped.

They also both have licenses, but they don't charge money to obtain a copy.

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Re:Nginx just became the most used web server among the top ... by tttp on Wednesday July 03, 2013 @07:14PM (#5988109)
Not to be pedantic, but I suppose you mean license as "you have to pay to use it". Both Apache and nginx have a (free software) licence.
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Re:Nginx just became the most used web server among the top ... by bdcravens on Wednesday July 03, 2013 @11:56PM (#5989086)
Yes, I meant "paid license" :-)
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