I jotted down a few thoughts the other day but Stephen is the deep thinker on open source business models. So I was pleased when he got another one of his famous Q&As done. Go read it here.
"If one assumes that Red Hat was indeed fixated on the idea of expanding its product portfolio as a vehicle for growth, JBoss becomes the obvious choice. There are other purer support and service businesses they could have consumed, such as Covalent, OpenLogic, SourceLabs, or Spikesource – but JBoss is differentiated from those offerings by its community and the traction it represents."
For those of you that prefer hot podcast action – Stephen had a great session the other day with Steve G for a Gillmor Daily on the deal. Its 26 miutes short, sweet and insightful.
Tags: JBoss, Red Hat, Spikesource, SourceLabs, Covalent, Fleury, tecosystems, RedMonk, WebSphere, WebLogic
