Daniel Stone wrote: >On Sat, Nov 10, 2001 at 11:27:32AM -0600, jlwpc1 wrote: > >>"Covalent Technologies decides version >>2.0 is ready for prime time and sets the >>release of the long-awaited server software >>ahead of software from the larger Apache >>project itself." >> > >Covalent are not the Apache Software Foundation and don't speak for >them. They have a history of heavily modifying Apache, and then calling >it such, when it shouldn't be. So the short answer is no. They're out to >make a buck, not push a good product out. >
IMHO, the quotes in that article suggest that Covalent is making a specific effort in their public communications to emphasize the difference between their product and Apache, and difference between their product launch and Apache 2.0 GA. The subtleties of this distinction are often not obvious to people unfamiliar with open source in general or Apache in particular, so I'm happy to see a vendor taking the time to try to make sure that journalists get an accurate picture of the relationship between their product and the open-source project on which it's based. --Brian
