Support Forums: Message List - Rod Johnson on Oracle/BEA and Sun/MySQL http://www.theserverside.com Most recent forum messages en Jive Forums Silver 5.5.30 (www.jivesoftware.com) Sat, 18 May 2013 20:41:04 -0400 Re: I don't understand this ... http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=48133 I am confused about this common practice in open source business. This is how I view it:

1. We start out to solve a common pain point.
2. Get popularity because it’s a noble (non-profit?) cause
3. Start collecting donation. Time...]]> Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:04:09 -0500 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:04:09 -0500 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:04:09 -0500 Mar 5, 2008 jm loingtier 0 Re: Download Statistics http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=48133 Surely the only statistic worth a damn is "number of support licenses purchased"....]]> Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:17:48 -0500 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:17:48 -0500 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:17:48 -0500 Jan 21, 2008 Solomon Duskis 0 Download Statistics http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=48133 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:16:27 -0500 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:16:27 -0500 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:16:27 -0500 Jan 21, 2008 Peter Norris 1 Re: OC4J http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=48133 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:45:46 -0500 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:45:46 -0500 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:45:46 -0500 Jan 21, 2008 Phil Haigh 0 GlassFish Download Statistics (partial) http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=48133 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:14:40 -0500 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:14:40 -0500 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:14:40 -0500 Jan 19, 2008 eduardo pelegri-llopart 2 I don't understand this ... http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=48133 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:55:42 -0500 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:55:42 -0500 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:55:42 -0500 Jan 18, 2008 Anshuman Purohit 1 Re: Download Statistics http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=48133 off for beer, have a great weekend.

/Henri Karapuu...]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:48:25 -0500 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:48:25 -0500 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:48:25 -0500 Jan 18, 2008 Paul Beckford 0 Re: OC4J http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=48133 I think it might be too late to jettison OC4J because that is the foundation of their Fusion platform, especially for 11g, which not only Java EE applications will rely on but also pure play acquisitions that will also leverage...]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:46:16 -0500 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:46:16 -0500 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:46:16 -0500 Jan 18, 2008 Erik Bengtson 0 Re: Download Statistics http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=48133 Henri, I did not mention right or wrong. I am not making a value judgment, merely an observation. I never mentioned conspiracy either. I was merely expressing an opinion that not for profit Free Software projects tend to serve their...]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:27:31 -0500 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:27:31 -0500 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:27:31 -0500 Jan 18, 2008 Henri Karapuu 1 Re: Download Statistics http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=48133
For me Free Software works best when it scratches someones personal itch. "I wrote it because I needed it".


I don't share your experiences in this regard; most of the 'best' (quality of code, documentation and...]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:47:49 -0500 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:47:49 -0500 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:47:49 -0500 Jan 18, 2008 Paul Beckford 2 Re: Non SF Downloads http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=48133 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:57:32 -0500 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:57:32 -0500 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:57:32 -0500 Jan 18, 2008 wlouth 0 Re: Download Statistics http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=48133 For me Free Software works best when it scratches someones personal itch. "I wrote it because I needed it"....]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:53:51 -0500 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:53:51 -0500 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:53:51 -0500 Jan 18, 2008 Henri Karapuu 3 Non SF Downloads http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=48133 Downloads from SF is only a part of the story, and taking relative levels can be misleading. Open source products are downloadable from many places these days, not just SF, and some projects advertise some download places more than their SF...]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:11:30 -0500 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:11:30 -0500 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:11:30 -0500 Jan 18, 2008 Solomon Duskis 1 Re: Download Statistics http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=48133 [...] For me Free Software works best when it scratches someones personal itch. [...] The Apache Foundation has a similar feel IMO. After all the Apache Server was written by a bunch of web administrators who wanted their own server. That was...]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:08:41 -0500 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:08:41 -0500 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:08:41 -0500 Jan 18, 2008 Bernd Schuller 0 Re: Download Statistics http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=48133 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:18:27 -0500 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:18:27 -0500 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:18:27 -0500 Jan 18, 2008 Paul Beckford 5