I will defend Kohsuke. Kohsuke started the project on his own time in California. It was only after Sun recognized what he'd been doing that they suggested he start working on it on Sun's dime. Under those conditions, Oracle's ownership of Hudson (the name and trademarks etc.) is some what shaky because it is my understanding that under CA law, work done on your own time cannot be claimed by your employer. The only thing that has kept Kohsuke from going after Oracle is the same reason why many people abandon when faced with doing battle with a major corporation, they don't have the funds to pay the lawyers needed to fight the claim. There are some hints of all of this in an older posting on Joe Ottinger's blog about this.
It is my opinion that Oracle wanted rid of Kohsuke as he wasn't someone that they could control and yet he wielded considerable influence over the community. So, Oracle bungled it and lost... so far. Bringing it to the EF might change that as the EF might bring legitimacy and distance that is needed to turn things about. Regards, Kirk On May 13, 2011, at 3:35 AM, SchemaCzar wrote: > So I've been watching Kohsuke Kawaguchi's the CI Summit and he spent > the first half of his time attacking his "ex-spouse" and explaining > how "post divorce" the community has roundly endorsed him and rejected > the "ex-spouse." "Users & devs are voting with their feet." > > I really like Hudson but Kohsuke strikes me like a prima donna. He > collected pay from Sun for eight years and Hudson is perhaps(?) > (probably?) the best thing he did there. I'm not sure why he's a hero > for orchestrating a "divorce" that is destroying the value of Hudson > for Oracle. > > I am an Oracle employee, and proud of it, but I am not speaking for > Oracle in any capacity whatsoever. > > -- Andrew Wolfe > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
