Hadoop was based on Google code. Solr was based on CNET's code. I can't really think of much that has come out of the Apache Foundation that is 100% homegrown open source and has a steady, active, mature development cycle. Instead it's all fluff and it just feels like to me that unless you're one of the top 20 Open Source software projects out there, that nothing new is coming across.
Anyone else wonder if this has something to do with App Markets and the ease of which one can make money?
Anyone else wonder if this has something to do with App Markets and the ease of which one can make money?
I'm not sure it can all be blamed on app markets, but in part that could have an effect. In that scenario, given that the code is free the ability to make money is really based on marketing. People will pay a couple of dollars to save them the hassle of pulling down the source, building it on their PC and then uploading that to their phones but anybody can do that and in the end the best marketer will win out. Of course then there is also the person who is happy to publish the binary for free (no cost) which is another competitor. So then how does the original code creator make money from it? Nobody is paying for tech support contracts in that area and additional features are available to everyone because of the nature of free software. I'm not saying it can't be done but the traditional methods of making money from free software don't really apply in that market.
Name me some quality Apache products (Score:1, Troll)
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Solr, hadoop, activemq?
Seriously.
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Hadoop was based on Google code. Solr was based on CNET's code. I can't really think of much that has come out of the Apache Foundation that is 100% homegrown open source and has a steady, active, mature development cycle. Instead it's all fluff and it just feels like to me that unless you're one of the top 20 Open Source software projects out there, that nothing new is coming across.
Anyone else wonder if this has something to do with App Markets and the ease of which one can make money?
Re:Name me some quality Apache products (Score:2)
Anyone else wonder if this has something to do with App Markets and the ease of which one can make money?
I'm not sure it can all be blamed on app markets, but in part that could have an effect. In that scenario, given that the code is free the ability to make money is really based on marketing. People will pay a couple of dollars to save them the hassle of pulling down the source, building it on their PC and then uploading that to their phones but anybody can do that and in the end the best marketer will win out. Of course then there is also the person who is happy to publish the binary for free (no cost) which is another competitor. So then how does the original code creator make money from it? Nobody is paying for tech support contracts in that area and additional features are available to everyone because of the nature of free software. I'm not saying it can't be done but the traditional methods of making money from free software don't really apply in that market.