Hi Jacques:
Wow, I'm flattered that you would compare myOFBiz.com to Java! Or at
least juxtapose it with the "big boys" :-)
Just to clear the air:
1) myOFBiz.com is not an organization, company or any other commercially
viable entity. It is a domain name and a server running an instance of
OFBiz.
2) Like myOFBiz.com, ofbiz.org is only a domain name. Both have no
intellectual property or other proprietary resources that could be sold.
The only thing that can be sold, in either case, is the domain name.
Which, I have to admit for ofbiz.org has brand recognition - at least
today. That is why I'm interested in it. .
3) I fully understand your position. IMO the ofbiz.org domain is not a
sacred icon. In fact, as each day goes by, it has less and less meaning.
If project committers and other OFBiz devotees wish to worship at the
ofbiz.org shrine, then who am I to ask "why?". It is you belief that
ofbiz.org has value. I'm very progressive in at least this regard: I
believe, "to each his/her own".
On a related note, do you feel that there is something wrong with
commercial success? What I mean is, why can't OFBiz enjoy some
"commercial" success? Or maybe I should ask, what do you mean by
"commercial"?
Kind Regards,
Ruth
Thanks
Jacques Le Roux wrote:
Hi Ruth,
I'm sorry to say that I agree with Jeroen. I'd never have made a
proposition like yours: for me ofbiz.org is clearly and should
remain a community name.
It's not directed against you, because I believe in your faith in
OFBiz. But who knows what will happen with your effort? It's hard
to trust people, even when you have a good feeling, but it's even
harder to trust organizations. Look for instance at what happened
recently to Java now owned by Oracle (and BTW according to Tiobe
recenlty lost its 1st place as a language
http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html),
MySql may also suffer for the same reason, and we know the IT
history is cluttered of such cases.
Also I was already dissapointed by the Opentaps experience. Even if Si
has been almost clear about his intentions (not sure at which
point though) see "How to make money from open source" at
http://www.opensourcestrategies.org/.
My 2 cts
Jacques
From: "Ruth Hoffman" <[email protected]>
Hi Jeroen:
If this was a directed to me, then:
1) My enterprise is not a money making, "commercial" concern. My
mission has always been to provide high quality affordable
learning resources to the community at large. My view of the
"community" is anyone looking for OFBiz materials, not just project
committers. The only way I can possible afford to do that is charge a
nominal fee for some of these books. And, believe me, I'm
not making any money on this endeavor. As I've said before, it is a
labor of love.
2) Want to donate money to help the cause? Buy some of my books. You
will help pay for the server and hosting, quality content
creation tools, professional editors, SME's time in reviewing
materials...and I could go on.
Regards,
Ruth
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Jeroen van der Wal wrote:
I don't like to see ofbiz.org to be used for commercial purposes. If
the subscription cost is a problem I'm willing to make a donation in
order to keep the domain within the community.
