- There is a global economic crisis, in case you didn't notice. It affects SpringSource as much as anyone else.
- They do numbers. They notice that a big share of their costs are related to maintaining legacy versions for non-paying customers.
- They react to minimize impact, while still being open.
I DON'T HAVE THEIR NUMBERS. I cannot have an opinion about if this is a good move or not. Neither do any of you. Please stop saying how you would react if you were the boss of a multimillion dollar company and had to face an unknown problem: "Oh, I would stay on top of the Titanic seeing everything sinking in all its glory, but would not move an inch away from openness", or "I would change the business model and put more stress on training and consulting - no, I don't have a clue about how much they make from consulting, is that important?"
It's funny how most people agree that they wouldn't do a better job developing a java integration framework, but they do know better when talking about management. I frankly prefer this move than some kind of Lehman Brothers thing happening to a framework that is at the core of all the systems I have designed in the last few years.
I am only posting this because dissatisfied customers are 4x more visible, and I don't think it's fair to the good work these guys are doing.
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How can an open source framework implode like Lehman Brothers? If in doubt, fork it. No need for the "owners" to survive. That's the nice thing with - real - open source.
Peace
-stephan
http://stephan.reposita.org
Yes, we would survive, but the quality of the framework would drop big time. It's the implementation I like, not the abstract concept behind it.
Having a problem with Spring container? Nobody answering your thread on Spring Forums? Ok, pay a minimum of $22,500 per year for support like they told me today on the phone:
http://www.ryandelaplante.com/rdelaplante/entry/the_cost_of_springsource_enterprise
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