Re: Looks like ThinkSecret got some of the scoop on WO from WWDC'06
Re: Looks like ThinkSecret got some of the scoop on WO from WWDC'06
- Subject: Re: Looks like ThinkSecret got some of the scoop on WO from WWDC'06
- From: Paul Lynch <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 16:30:03 +0100
On 26 Aug 2006, at 13:43, Miguel Arroz wrote:
Sorry, my not-so-good english is preventing me from understanding
this paragraph:
It's not a problem with your English, more with theirs.
"Think Secret sources close to WebObjects development
They mean they read some posts on this list.
report the plan to open source WebObjects has been kicked around
since 2004,
when it was discussed on this list, one of many times.
when Apple CEO Steve Jobs privately declared his desires to move
the high-end software Apple acquired in 1997 as part of its
acquisition of NeXT, Inc.
Referring to WebObjects. Which used to sell for $50,000 license per
server, which isn't all that high-end, but is close enough. Or to
EOF, which was once sold separately, and formed the backbone of many
financial companies custom software.
Mr. Jobs' wishes at the time were ultimately thwarted by Avie
Tevanian, who was then chief software technology officer but
departed Apple earlier this year."
You see how stupid this sentence sounds in isolation, right?
Especially considering that Avie was in a similar position at NeXT.
What does exactly mean "his desires to move the high-end
software"? Move to where? :)
As you have noticed, it was a non sequitur.
SJ and/or other forces at Apple may or may not want to declare WO
open source; I am sure that they can see both the pros and the cons
behind that move. But if they do, as has already been pointed out on
this list, this sequence of events isn't a very smart way of going
about it.
Paul
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