According to Steven Noels: > - http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/ ("The whole Apache project is > impressive in the spirit of the pre-bubble open-source projects, but > Apache's heavy dependence on BigCo funding (IBM, Sun, etc.) kind of > disqualifies them and spoils the romance.")
Well, that's bullshit ... The ASF does not depend on 'BigCo' funding and never has been. Of course some of those companies have donated money, bandwith or hardware which is nothing unsual. The ASF is a membership-based foundation and only and individual can become a member. How can a company 'buy out' the ASF? > I was wondering what might be true (or FUD) about this BigCo funding. Or > even worse: are accounting records available? Of course, one might > wonder whether such details should be made available to non-members. IMHO accounting records can't be made available, due to legal reasons (?), but you may want to read the bylaws and board minutes available at: http://www.apache.org/foundation/bylaws.html http://www.apache.org/foundation/board/calendar.html ciao... -- Lars Eilebrecht [EMAIL PROTECTED]
