That is part of the business environment though. Apple bought CUPS, Bottomline bought Optio. Oracle bought mysql, java, and openoffice.
The only real protection is know your licensing, and be prepared to replace any part of your stack if the application functionality, usage terms, or support costs get too onerous. Since I am not a tool vendor, but a tool user the only real allegiance I have is to my employer and myself. I can see how it can be tough to pay a mortgage selling tools. > So I wouldn't say that it's not possible to write something NOT from an os > vendor, and yet be a marketable *tool* (not business application). I > believe, I've encountered several tools and systems programs that were > third-party > add-ons. And then I blink and suddenly... its part of Adds or whoever. _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
