Eli Marmor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> According to dozens articles I read in the recent days, the next trend
> in IPOs is Apache. The current trend, as all of you know, is Linux,
> and the total market cap. of Linux companies, jumped in a few months
> by about 1000% (!) to about $50 billion (RedHat alone is $20B).
>
> And what drives this new trend? After all, Apache is even not GPL'ed,
> but totally free, and technical support is given by many companies,
> such as Red Hat, LinuxCare, as well as voluntary mailing lists and
> news groups...
Not everyone agrees with this definition of free...
>
> You guessed true! SSL support, of course...
>
> According to
> http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-1498105.html?tag=st.ne.1002.tgif?st.ne.fd.gif.e
> as well as other sources:
>
> Covalent has more to offer than just technical support and
> consulting services, however. The company also sells an add-on
> to Apache that enables use of "the secure sockets layer"
> encryption technology, essential to private transactions such
> as credit card payments.
I'd say the RSA patents have had more to do with creating this industry
more than anything (and RSA's BSAFE licensing model). It'll be interesting
to see what happens after the RSA patents expire next year.
-Tom
>
> P.S. If I sound sarcastic, I apologize; It was not my purpose...
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