Ted Roche wrote: > On Feb 6, 2008 11:59 PM, Ajit Abraham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> It is really sad to see the chandler project to turn out like this. >> > > I'm surprised to see Matt Asay write such a slanted piece. The > Chandler Project hasn't "turned out" at all. They have several > products out on the street. They have had some severe changes in > direction over the years, and they have (excuse the expression) > innovated some interesting stuff. Try this view instead: > > http://www.wordyard.com/2008/01/11/osaf-cuts-back/ > > The author, Scott Rosenberg, wrote an acclaimed book on the Chandler > project, "Dreaming in Code." It's not "Soul of a New Machine for the > Two Thousands" as the book's leaves might have you think, but it's a > good read. > > Chandler was a unique project: started by a billionaire with a cool > idea and offices in San Francisco. Most Open Source projects start > with a problem and some code. Chandler got managers, full-time > employees and white boards and "architects" and were really much more > about building a cathedral than solving problems in the bazaar. > Nonetheless, some smart guys worked up some really cool code and > concepts, which may continue to be developed under the Chandler > project name, or be picked up by others. > > Overall, it was a win. Not a success story like Apache, but not a > disaster like Microsoft Bob. > > But being open source, that is, code freely available to anyone, how does this billionaire (or whomever leads the project) make the money? I'm guessing the answer is on the implementation of the project into a company, making hooks into existing infrastructures?
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