> -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel John Debrunner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 9:34 AM > To: Derby Discussion > Subject: Re: How Open Source Works (was Re: Spawning Data on Multiple > Directories) > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Thus, any involvement of IBM and Sun are going to be limited in scope in > > order to avoid the potential of "leakage" of patented and/or licensed > IP. It > > appears that their scope is limited to "bug fixes" only. > > That is plainly not true. > > IBM and Sun have assigned engineers on Derby that have implemented many > features, written documentation & whitepapers, setup regression testing, > run additional testing, produced releases, answered user & developer > questions and also fixed bugs. > [mjs] Ok. Lets look at what you just wrote and what I said?
Where in what you wrote is there any discussion of net new technology being introduced by either Sun or IBM? I would suggest that you consult with someone in IBM legal and have a serious discussion about IP. I seem to recall SCO's lawsuit against IBM contains issues on this topic. SCO did make claims that IBM did allow some "IP leakage" to occur.... ;-) Oh there' more, but since this is an open forum, I'm not allowed to discuss it. ;-) But I digress. It seems that you fail to recognize that the actions you have listed occur because its required by both IBM and Sun to support their commercial operations... In short, these actions are consistent with a "break/fix" model. So what I posted is not incorrect. > People from outside IBM and Sun have also done all of the above. That's > what Apache Derby open source is about, a community of people working > together. > > Dan. [mjs] I think that there must be an outbreak of SVS occurring. (SVS == Silicon Valley Syndrome). The paragraph was discussing IBM and Sun involvement in Derby. In context, both IBM and Sun as commercial entities that are publicly traded companies have a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders to protect IP that has competitive value. Preventing leakage in to code/projects under Apache is a high priority. Again, talk to IBM's legal about IP and IP protection. I find your post highly interesting. Corporations do not perform altruistic acts.
