But any modifications/enhancements they make to the jBoss source code *must* be
made available to the jBoss community under the GPL, is that correct?
Joe
Aaron Mulder wrote:
>
> I think you're missing the point of open source, my friend.
> Though it would certainly be polite and appropriate, there is no
> requirement that organizations wishing to use jBoss must contribute to
> jBoss. Personally, I find the best way to get software to where you want
> it is to work on it not to wait for it, but clearly not everyone agrees.
> I can tell you this for sure: I would not be using Linux, Apache,
> Tomcat, Emacs, or any of the other dozens of open source tools I use on a
> daily basis if I was expected to make a significant contribution to each.
> Frankly, I think you should pop a bottle of champagne every time someone
> (Telkel or otherwise) picks jBoss for a business-critical environment.
> Except then, your code quality would go quickly downhill... :)
>
> Aaron
>
> P.S. How do you think Red Hat feels about Mandrake?
>
> On Mon, 12 Jun 2000, Rickard [iso-8859-1] �berg wrote:
> > Now I'm confused.
> >
> > <std-disclaimer type="this is not the opinion of my employer.. etc.">
> >
> > There's a new ASP around called ejip.net. The interesting part is that
> > they are going to use jBoss as server. Now, Telkel (where I and Marc
> > work) is also going to provide an ASP service which you all can use to
> > deploy your apps on the web. But instead of just using stuff from
> > someone else we actually do things to make it, jBoss that is, happen.
> > AFAIK ejip.net does not have anyone actively helping out here.
> >
> > So, one interesting question is: is it fair for someone like them to
> > take advantage of jBoss - to build their core services on top of - and
> > not give anything back? In my humble opinion, no. Of course not.
> > Everyone who is working on jBoss currently does so because they
> > understand that the only way to get this piece of software to be the
> > best it can be is to work together towards the common goal of making it
> > the best thing since sliced bread. By using it without helping the
> > community that is putting hard work into it to make this happen is to
> > say "hey cool stuff, sure we'll use it! but we're not gonna help ya
> > build it 'cause we're too busy doing proprietary stuff around it". IMHO
> > of course. Perfectly legal, but not very good manners.
> >
> > I would love to hear ejip.net's opinion about this. I'm sure I have
> > missed something. It can't be this bad, right?
> >
> > It's not that I don't like competition, I just don't like joyriders.
> >
> > So, what's the story, Verge Corporation?
> >
> > regards,
> > Rickard
> >
> > --
> > Rickard �berg
> >
> > @home: +46 13 177937
> > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://www.telkel.com
> > http://www.jboss.org
> > http://www.dreambean.com
> >
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