Lovely JBoss quote(?)
July 19th, 2004 by HenFrom a CNet article:
“Other expansion options include taking over an existing open-source project or writing its own integration and process automation software.”
CNet don’t style it as a quote, but they attribute the remark to a JBoss VP.
I just love that idea, taking over an existing open-source project.
Another nice quote is from Fleury in a linked article from last year:
“We go out and hire these guys and turn them into professionals, as opposed to an amateur or a hobbyist,” (refering to the project leads on Tomcat, JGroups, Hibernate, Javassist and Nukes).
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I hope when I grow up, I can be a professional.
On a more serious note, this is quite interesting on a GPL vs BSD view-point. While BSD’s wide-open licencing means that professionals can convince their company to let them work on such a licence, GPL’s stronger licencing makes it a lot harder. Apart from the lucky few who work for GPL-centered companies, that would mean most open-source happens at home, and appears to be done by hobbyists. I wonder if this is what leads to the quote.