Great Bridge WebSuite includes:
* Great Bridge PostgreSQL 7.1.2, the world's most advanced
open source database;
* Apache 1.3.19, the industry leading Web server;
* PHP 4.0.4, a server-side scripting language for creating
dynamic web pages;
* Apache modules, including PHP, Perl, Python, Tcl, and Java;
* XML modules, including Cocoon, Xerces, and SOAP;
* Bandwidth management and security authentication modules;
* Administration tools suite featuring Webmin, PgAccess, and
phpPgAdmin;
* Bluefish, an advanced HTML editor for web designers and
programmers;
* GreatBridge.org, a web-based project management tool.
they are charging $2500 for that!
The shady businessman lurking inside me thinks that is pretty
cool. I wonder however, are there any licensing problems with
that software that would make that illegal? Or is it essentially the
same thing GNU did back in the day when they sold all the gnu
tools on whatever media to universities or large organizations?
(the difference being the guys at GNU actually _wrote_ the free
software they were selling...).
the real question i guess. Is anyone actually going to BUY this? It
seems like it would be much more cost efficient to pay some
high school student $200 (or $50) to download and install all
that software. I suppose that the greatbridge people would argue
that "you are paying for support." But...the marketing blurb seems
to imply that you only get 30 days of support! and...it sure doesn't
sound like on-site support. I'm pretty sure you could get any laid
off dot-com employee to do this job for $2500 for one month. (not
to mention you could get a high-school student to do it (better)
for 1/3 that).
I ask this because, programming is fun (uh...sometimes) but
who REALLY wants to work for a living? I'm looking forward to the
day when I can start my shady business reselling openACS
CDROMs for $50000 a pop and spend the rest of my time racing
my NSX, hot-air ballooning around the world, and appearing on
MSNBC panels about "network computing" with a weird looking
beard and bad tanning-salon tan. All I need to do is figure out
who the suckers are that actually PAY these large sums for free
software burned to CDRoms...
