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The Story Behind JBoss's Boss

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the do-it-for-the-greater-good dept.

kosamae writes "Businessweek has an interesting article about Marc Fleury. It's more about the business and personal end of his life than about the technology he's helped to create." From the article: "But while Fleury, like Neo, is something of a cult figure, few people in the old or new software world want to think of him as their savior. Brash, outspoken, and frequently insulting, Fleury has clawed his way to the top of the open-source pile over the past six years. Part of the dislike arises because he's a threat. Even though JBoss brings in only $50 million a year in revenues, at most, from providing training, support, and maintenance services to its users, it has siphoned off some hundreds of millions in market value from the likes of BEA Systems and IBM by giving away free software."

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  1. Re:What the shit is with these new ads? by Tweekster · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well then I am gonna click them as frequently as possible so that slashdot gets charged for being ultra annoying.

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  2. personal end of his life by potpie · · Score: 4, Funny

    Concerning the personal end of his life:

    Brash, outspoken, and frequently insulting, Fleury has clawed his way to the top of the open-source pile over the past six years.

    He will be missed.

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  3. Re:JBoss and Marc Fleury by obender · · Score: 4, Funny
    He's the most sincere caring CEO of a software company I've ever talked to.

    Marc, don't try to live up to all our expectations. Stop posting as AC.

  4. From the article regarding his wife's demands by tyrione · · Score: 1, Funny
    So he moved into his in-laws' house in Atlanta and focused on contributing to an open-source project that he and others had started in 1999, JBoss. All he wanted to do, he told his wife, was write code for free all day long. "She told me I was stupid," he says, and gave him a year to make $70,000 or else get a job. Then companies downloading JBoss software started asking him for training and support -- and offering to pay. A year later, Fleury had made more than $100,000.

    "Well dear. How about you get off your ass and go get that $70,000/yr job and I'll be at home watching the kid while I program? Mmmkay?"