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JBoss Founder Hard-Nosed About Open Source

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hand-that-feeds dept.

Infonaut writes "In this Business Week interview, JBoss founder Marc Fleury refers to "hobbyist" Open Source contributors and makes the case that "no one is going to work for free." Fleury dismisses people who contribute for something other than money as "Hari Krishnas" and makes reference to the "hippie dream". Fleury's sharp, profit-focused approach has brought him success, but isn't it in some sense built on the shoulders of the hippies and hobbyists he seems to scorn?"

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  1. Just let him say what he wants. by CyricZ · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Just let him say what he wants about open source software. I know that I'll never support his company from now on, and I feel quite safe in saying that open source software will continue to innovate far beyond anything his commercial world of software developers will produce.

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    Cyric Zndovzny at your service.