> > You're still assuming the Python language developers > > won't lose interest(or die off, or be bought off, etc.) during the > > lifetime of your app-- and if so, hope that others pick up the torch > > and continue... Python is far bigger than most, but there are a > > **LOT** of dead open source projects out there, simply because people > > decide they have to eat.
> I think you forget that many companies see these projects as > critical to their success, and will fund development. IBM puts a lot > of money into supporting PostgreSQL, for example. Google uses Python > extensively, and has hired several of the top people in Python, > including its creator, Guido von Rossum. None of these folks are > going hungry, and Python is continuing to grow and be developed even > faster than before. Today, yes. Someone mentioned 50 years from now... Still no luck finding any funding for Dabo? -- Derek _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
