Here is another blog http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10458449-16.html
One interesting issue these Company driven projects are struggling (evedent from reading these blogs) with is, encourage community to contribute. In Ofbiz we don't have this issue, Ofbiz is build on the concept of "Community driven software development" I feel confident that OfBiz will live longer and grow much more quickly then usual software open source software dragged by corporations. Ofbiz service providers can focus on their core activity "Sell services", and not really wonder around to get funding to keep project alive and moving. Thanks and Regards Anil Patel HotWax Media Inc Find us on the web at www.hotwaxmedia.com or Google Keyword "ofbiz" On Feb 24, 2010, at 11:14 AM, Anil Patel wrote: > Jacques, > Why do you think so? > > It does not take too long to use 3M euros. And they are trying to make > community contribution thing work for them, We got it working for years. > > In case of OpenERP, One provider is dominating the community. In case of > Apache Ofbiz we don't encourage that. Its up to providers to decide how they > want to use OfBiz for building their business. > > Thanks and Regards > Anil Patel > HotWax Media Inc > Find us on the web at www.hotwaxmedia.com or Google Keyword "ofbiz" > > On Feb 24, 2010, at 10:15 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote: > >> Maybe the future of OFBiz in Europe (and even in USA it seems) will be >> harder... >> >> http://fptiny.blogspot.com/2010/02/openerp-raises-3-million-euros.html >> >> Or maybe this ERP will not be Open-Source longer in the future... >> >> Actually it was the last of the Open-Source ERPs to not follow this way >> (though I"m not sure for ERP5) >> >> The strategy : >> http://robertogaloppini.net/2009/06/01/open-source-business-strategy-openerp-and-long-term-sustainability/ >> >> Jacques >> >
