The Story Behind JBoss's Boss

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday April 4, 2006 @04:19AM 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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STILL fantasy land by esachse · 2006-04-04 06:16 · Score: 0, Troll

Cool. You have a few websites. GoDaddy.com must be proud.

Tired of the industrial revolution debate. Tough shit. Without the governmental reforms, there would be no information revolution. You should have paid attention in high shool instead of running BBS's.

So CD's are not entertainment? Why release them. How about this model - no CD's for the public, only the radio industries get CD's. Public domain my ass. Bands perform music for cash, booze, and babes - and I am not sure if you know anything about two out of the three.

I could go on and debate your bullshit point by point, but I do not have time for a clown like you. Have fun in fantasy land, just don't complain when your buzz wears off and reality hits you in the face.