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Do you think it's actually good for other open source initiatives when some of the most popular open source projects gain enterprise access via the big-name companies?
What do you mean when you say, "most propular open source projects gain enterprice access"
I don't think Big Name companies have the right to take the ideas of programmers who are distributing their work for free and make money from it if that is what you're getting at...
I don't think Big Name companies have the right to take the ideas of programmers who are distributing their work for free and make money from it if that is what you're getting at...
These open source companies are selling for many millions of dollars to big companies that offer even bigger distribution channels (IBM, Oracle, Sun) for their software, thus increasing their potential to be used in more enterprises.
The rather huge drawback is that, yes, they often lose programmers and community backing if they don't agree with the new direction.
The rather huge drawback is that, yes, they often lose programmers and community backing if they don't agree with the new direction.
If any proprietary company tries to absorb an open source company, either they let the open source projects go on and support them, or those working on the project leave, fork off a new version, and then continue as before.
There may be obstacles throw in the way, but there is no way to completely shutdown the open source code development.
There may be obstacles throw in the way, but there is no way to completely shutdown the open source code development.
Having Sun Microsystems in the same text as proprietary only shows that the writer has no clue whatsoever. Sun is the absolutely largest contributor to open source and they have even opened up their hardware. They also stopped MySQL from closing part of the code when they aquired them.
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