Rickard �berg wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Jun 2000 20:47:16 -0700, Freeman Jackson
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Oh... I remember jBoss. They used to be called EJBOSS. Seems to me that EJB
> >programmers at for-profit companies wiull just steal the software and I don't
> >know see how these jBoss is making money from it. It is'nt rational to assume
> >that your going to be the next RedHat just because you go open source.
> >Programming is very difficult and costly.
>
> <vendor>
> I guess I'll have to answer this one :-)
>
> First of all, jBoss is rather different from everyone else since we did
> not have a business that "decided" to go OpenSource. Instead we have an
> OpenSource effort, and decided to make a business plan around it. The
> main sponsor of jBoss is Telkel, where I work, and a description of what
> we do is available at www.telkel.com. The info there is rather sparse
> right now, but the main idea is to provide services around jBoss, mainly
> hosting. Predatory productization of jBoss is made impossible by the use
> of the GPL license. This is to protect the interest of our developers,
> us included.
>
There is nothing stopping someone from downloading and reusing your intellectual
property in some form. You just can't stop all forms of infringement. I don't
blame the companies as much as the programmers and consultants working for the
companies. It's not possible to control the developers in most cases and the
pressure to get things to market creates and environment that heats up the pot.
> However, although we are the main company behind the jBoss technology,
> we are far from alone. Currently there is a whole range of people who
> are interested in jBoss, and who are helping out with various parts.
> These include individual consultants wanting a low-priced alternative
> for EJB projects, ISV's wanting an open and low-priced architecture for
> bundling with apps, and even an ERP-vendor who will build their next
> generation of services on top of jBoss, mainly because the architecture
> is extremely open and customizable.
Sounds great. I've heard of EJBOSS and supported it when you guys first came out
but the real question is are you making money off of this? Has it improved
revenue. If you can show this to people like myself I would gladly go open source
but the list of GPL companies that go bankrupt out-weight the VA-Linuxes.
>
> So, while we at Telkel pioneered this thing, it has now grown way beyond
> just us. It is a fullblown community, and will continue to grow as we
> step up and parallelize the development.
What do Telkel investors have to say?
>
> "Going RedHat" wouldn't be very visionary, and anything less would not
> be very interesting.
> </vendor>
>
Just want to know if it's profitable.
>
> regards,
> Rickard, Server Technology Program Manager @ Telkel
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