8 Apr
2010
8 Apr
'10
12:41 p.m.
I figured something like that was going on. I smelled a rat when I saw
it on slashdot. It didn't make any sense. Thanks for posting.
On Apr 8, 2010, at 2:21 PM, Sridhar Ayengar <ploopster at gmail.com> wrote:
Eric Smith wrote:
It is important to observe that there is a huge
distinction between
Hercules, an open-source project, and TurboHercules, a commercial
entity
selling a commercial, non-open-source software package derived from
Hercules.
Not only that, but Hercules (the open source) is specifically used
with IBM operating systems for which licensing isn't commercial.
(Read: older stuff) TurboHercules is trying to provide alternate
means of running IBM's *current* software. One is attacking IBM's
bottom line, and one isn't. TurboHercules is trying to take
advantage of IBM's generosity in allowing the open source community
use of its patents to attack IBM's business.
Peace... Sridhar