I understand your concerns and I'm not upset, but we have read enough doubts
on these days. Please wait up to the next week and then decide what to do,
please.

C.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mark [mailto:mark]On Behalf Of Mark O'Donohue
> Sent: Jueves 6 de Julio de 2000 0:30
>
> Hi Just Wondering
>
> When will IB source be released under the open source licence?
>
> I think even a tarball release of non cleaned up code would be a sign that
> things are moving along.
>
> Until something like that happens, I personally am concerned the whole
> opensource thing will be cancelled and a last minute deal announced, where
> Interbase is bought for 40 pieces of silver and then shelved
> (after a suitable
> period of faked enthusiasm for the product) by another company
> such as an Oracle
> or Microsoft who are out to protect their own database products turf.
>
> I think the delay is a concern and would be greatly encouraged,
> by a release of
> even "unsupported not yet working" source code tarball.
> Something like this
> would be a commitment to continuting down the opensource path.
> And should be
> possible despite the incomplete and difficult nature of
> "seperating a division
> from the company".
>
> I don't doubt the extrodinary commitment and effort put in by
> many of the people
> involved. And we all want it to be a success, but currently
> expectations are
> high but there is no real binding commitment, it's legally all
> still in the
> marketting and sales release arena.
>
> So how about a "pre-release " source code drop, to quell my and presumably
> others concerns?
>
>
> Regards
>
> Mark O'Donohue
>
>
>
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