There seems to be two groups here. Group one, wants to create a company
called "NewCo". They are asking for venture capital to get going. This to me
implys that they want to start an actual business and make money. Certainly
nothing wrong with that.

Group two, seems to want IB completely open-sourced as a "community"
project. This is obviously not a company for profit.

We really need to get this clarified. I am more than willing to take part in
a community effort. But putting time and effort into IB to help another
company for profit seems a little odd. Two years down the road, will the IB
community be in the same situation it is now, at the mercy of a company that
was sold by another compay? Lets not forget that ONLY the source is open
sourced. If "NewCo" builds new documentation and test suites, they will
probably own them.

Don't think I don't trust the people spear-heading this project. I trust
them completely. But situations and personel change over time. Maybe both
groups can co-exist, and maybe they can't. Actually, there will be three
groups if you count Inprise, but I doubt they will be in the IB market for
long.

Paul