XOM API for Processing XML with Java

[Tatu Saloranta <cowtowncoder AT yahoo.com>]

----- Original Message ----
From: Olivier Lefevre <lefevrol AT yahoo.com>
To: xom-interest AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Friday, June 1, 2007 9:54:50 AM
Subject: Re: [XOM-interest] Iterable Elements

Michael Kay wrote:
> > 
> > No, the dynamics of open source development changes that entirely. When
> > users aren't paying, they can't make demands.

> You are merely saying that, as someone who works (to a large extent) pro 
> deo gratias, you are unwilling to pay the onerous entry ticket to the 
> enterprise software world; I assume Elliotte's position is much the 

No I don't think that's what Michael said: but rather that if _paying 
customers_ (which he has, as some percentage of all users) demand certain set 
of functionality (Java 5 enabled access; support for JDK 1.2), he can 
determine whether there's pay off there. And for others, they "get what they 
get".
I don't see this as unconvinging at all.
This does not preclude any particular feature per se, just means he can 
prioritize things based on economics. That is, by the way, not very different 
from how bigger enterprise companies do to.
Ever tried to get extended support from Oracle or Sun? You pay through your 
nose to be a platinum customer, and you are listened to bit more than bronze 
customer, who gets slightly more attention than Billy-Bob who bought his Sun 
work stations second hand from eBay.

Compare this to, say, my open source work, where I literally have no paying 
customers: that's probably what you had in mind. But I'm not claiming any 
enterprise status, beyond noting plenty of enterprises do use the software 
for free.

-+ Tatu +-







       
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