Yes, a great example. This is also an important selling point for companies that use open source -- what you build for your organization with the open source software will not be affected by unpredictable changes. Perceived lack of stability is one reason many organizations do not choose open source software.
For those outside of California, Wilson, Sonsini is one of the largest high tech legal firms in the Valley so they approach business from a private industry lawyer's mindset. Not sure the firm has much experience with open source communities. Constance -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jordan Baker Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 8:25 AM To: evangelism@lists.plone.org Subject: [Evangelism] hostile takeover of open source twiki project An example of what can go horribly wrong with an Open Source project that doesn't have a non-commercial foundation to protect the intellectual rights & interests of contributors. http://blog.wikiring.com/Blog/BlogEntry28 _______________________________________________ Evangelism mailing list Evangelism@lists.plone.org http://lists.plone.org/mailman/listinfo/evangelism _______________________________________________ Evangelism mailing list Evangelism@lists.plone.org http://lists.plone.org/mailman/listinfo/evangelism
