Don't be so sensitive. :) I am a fan of open source. I singled out the open source community because that was the context of the press release. Yes, you are correct in your synopsis.
J.D. -----Original Message----- From: Rod Macpherson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 6:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [JBoss-user] News James, Commercial vendors are continually twisting language in their press releases. This comes as no surprise since the vast majority have professional pumpsters writing the material complete with quotes from the CEO that the CEO may never have read let alone written. They are given that authority because it's part of the duties of the hype and propoganda teams that most commercial companies have in house or as "public relations" services. Attempting to single out "the open source community" is a little disingenuous. I am not saying things are not over inflated at times but rather that this is uniform practice across the industry. I am also not complaining that companies engage in this because it just comes with the territory. There is a "line" but it's gray and it moves regularly :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Corbin, James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 2:02 PM Subject: RE: [JBoss-user] News > > Kim, > > I'm not sure why there was so much made about the original news release > about GE using JBOSS in one of their divisions. Lots of companies are > experimenting with open source products as a cost conscience alternative to > commercial products that have expensive licensing. Some times the open > source community tends to twist the press release to their own needs. I > spoke with many people that interpreted the original press release to imply > that GE was dropping BEA and moving solely to JBOSS, which just isn't true. > The company for which I work has enterprise licensing agreements with > multiple app server vendors, but also is exploring the open source (e.g., > JBOSS) as an alternative in some markets. > > J.D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kim, Yong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 1:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [JBoss-user] News > > I am not sure if the rumor is true or not. > > http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/tech/billsnyder/10069372.html > > Mitch > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > JBoss-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-user > This electronic message transmission contains information from the Company that may be proprietary, confidential and/or privileged. > The information is intended only for the use of the individual(s) or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be > aware that any disclosure, copying or distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received > this electronic transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to the address listed in the "From:" field. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > JBoss-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-user ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SlickEdit Inc. Develop an edge. The most comprehensive and flexible code editor you can use. Code faster. C/C++, C#, Java, HTML, XML, many more. FREE 30-Day Trial. www.slickedit.com/sourceforge _______________________________________________ JBoss-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-user This electronic message transmission contains information from the Company that may be proprietary, confidential and/or privileged. The information is intended only for the use of the individual(s) or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying or distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to the address listed in the "From:" field. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SlickEdit Inc. Develop an edge. The most comprehensive and flexible code editor you can use. Code faster. C/C++, C#, Java, HTML, XML, many more. FREE 30-Day Trial. www.slickedit.com/sourceforge _______________________________________________ JBoss-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-user
