Re: [PRESS] Debunking Open-Source Myths: Origins and Players

[Ben Laurie <be...@algroup.co.uk>]

Mark J Cox wrote:
> 
> http://gartner12.gartnerweb.com/public/static/hotc/hc00085832.html
> 
> "Apache, PERL and the PERL database drivers were all started by developers
> working within the IS or R&D departments of commercial organizations."
> 
> erm.
> 
> "The Apache and PERL projects are maintained in large part by full-time
> employees of O'Reilly and Associates."

These are, presumably, myths they are debunking?

Cheers,

Ben.

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Re: [PRESS] Debunking Open-Source Myths: Origins and Players

[Martin Pool <mb...@linuxcare.com.au>]

On Sun, Jan 30, 2000 at 09:04:44PM +0000, Ben Laurie wrote:
> Mark J Cox wrote:
> > 
> > http://gartner12.gartnerweb.com/public/static/hotc/hc00085832.html
> > 
> > "Apache, PERL and the PERL database drivers were all started by developers
> > working within the IS or R&D departments of commercial organizations."
> > 
> > erm.
> > 
> > "The Apache and PERL projects are maintained in large part by full-time
> > employees of O'Reilly and Associates."
> 
> These are, presumably, myths they are debunking?

No, I think they were trying to say that open source software is not just
maintained by pimply teenage hackers.  So the broad concept that open
source development is done by both people who are paid to work on it
and by volunteers is correct, though the facts are a bit off.

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