RE: What could we do to convince Apple to opensource WebObjects ?
RE: What could we do to convince Apple to opensource WebObjects ?
- Subject: RE: What could we do to convince Apple to opensource WebObjects ?
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:48:15 -0400
Hi Stephane (and all WOrriors),
You make a good argument but think of
it another way:
1) WO is not directly making money for
apple
2) Open-sourcing could be a money loser
for apple: They might lose a perceived bargaining chip.
There is no financial incentive for
Apple to open WO.
I only see two ways that WO will ever
be open sourced:
A) An offer is made to purchase WO.
Those that see value in it and make an offer that Apple can't refuse could
then do what they want, which could mean open sourcing it. Something like
this happened with "Squeak" (Apple's in-house version of Smalltalk)
when it was sold to Disney and then open sourced by Disney. Incidentally
"Seaside" which got its life in Squeak is probably the only interesting
competitor to WO. Ruby on Rails has no "component actions" so
it doesn't even come close.
B) The perceived bargaining chips contained
in WO related patents expire - When this happens Apple *might* open source
WO but still, there is no financial incentive to do so.
-- Aaron _______________________________________________
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