Stuart Bruff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > == I have seen cases where people immediately lost interest in J when they saw > it was closed source. > > And what proportion of them would have actually progressed to using J if it > had > been open source? Ie, what it is 'real' impact of it not being open source? >
Interesting question. I cant answer that. I overcame my initial discouragement at it being closed source, though a took a bit of pride-swallowing. > Althought being open source has it strengths, I'm not sure that it's been > taken > up by, say, Microsoft. In what ways is their business model not viable. > Well, that is answering a different question. And making something of a different point. Fact 1 - MySQL has a thriving open source business model Fact 2 - Microsoft has a thriving closed source business model Conclusion - it is possible to thrive in business using either model Now we get to my point. Given that both models are viable, one has to decide on the type of people you are likely to hang out with. Ken Iverson, based on the quotes I have read at KEIAPL.info, does not seem very money-oriented. He seems like he would've been an open source kinda guy. He seems 100% opposite to Bill Gates. And Larry Ellison :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
